A 17-year veteran of Lake Travis Fire Rescue suffered an unknown medical condition Wednesday afternoon that caused him to lose consciousness and crash a fire truck into oncoming traffic, the department said in a statement Thursday morning. Engineer William Tatsch was driving the … [Read more...]
11 people were injured when an ambulance carrying a patient T-boned a minivan yesterday afternoon. Around 4:10 p.m. the ambulance was driving westbound on Galena Boulevard with lights and sirens activated when it crashed into a minivan traveling south on West Street. The … [Read more...]
4 firefighters, 8 others involved on Texas crash near Austin. A total of 12 people, including four Lake Travis Fire/Rescue firefighters, were involved in that crash between their fire apparatus and five other vehicles on FM 620 this afternoon. The incident started when a Lake … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on that a veteran Attleboro (MA) Firefighter died yesterday, Monday after he collapsed at work. Thomas Albert Cannon, 63, had been with the Attleboro Fire Department for over 30 years. Firefighter Cannon went into cardiac arrest at the beginning of his shift on … [Read more...]
Crashing a Conneaut Lake Park Volunteer Fire Department fire truck into the rear of another fire vehicle during a funeral procession late last month has led to traffic charges being filed against the man driving the truck. The crash knocked one of Conneaut Lake Park Volunteer … [Read more...]
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With the funding from Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) program, and in partnership with the fire departments from New York, Chicago, Los Angeles County, Houston, and Bloomington (Minnesota), as well as the subject matter experts from Underwriters Laboratory (UL), NYU Fire … [Read more...]
By Gloria Casas, Courier-News: Firefighters may be brave and fearless heroes to young children, but in real life, they’re just regular human beings whose minds and bodies are subjected to unimaginable trauma and stress, Carpentersville Fire Chief John Paul Schilling said in … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on to you that Firefighter William F. Brinza III, 64, has died in the Line of Duty. A member of the Cowskin Rural Fire District in Grove (Oklahoma, NE of Tulsa) he responded to a reported structure fire near Elk River Marina. While still in the driver seat … [Read more...]
A Tesla sedan with a semi-autonomous Autopilot feature rear-ended a firetruck stopped at a red light, apparently traveling at 60 mph and without braking before impact. The crash comes as federal safety agencies investigate the performance of Tesla's semi-autonomous driving … [Read more...]
Nearly 70 residents across Boston were displaced by three separate fires Saturday morning. Boston firefighters went from fire to fire across the city, including one fueled by a gas leak that resulted in injuries to one resident and two firefighters. The three who were injured … [Read more...]
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