MIDEWIN INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT CREW REPORTS FATALITY(Wilmington) April 25, 2004 -- One firefighter was killed and another severely injured in an accident that occurred while the Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew was en route to their home base after being released from a fire … [Read more...]
VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER STRUCK
June 5, 2005-Omaha.com A 19-year-old man was in critical condition Friday night at the Nebraska Medical Center after being struck by a car near 10th and Bancroft Streets. Omaha Police Officer David Bowes said Chad Wheeler was taken to the hospital with head injuries. Witnesses … [Read more...]
KGWBoth the SUV and the fire truck were damaged in the crash. Courtesy of KGW.comSANDY, Ore. -- Four lanes of Highway 26 were shut down Wednesday night after two related accidents sent a firefighter, a motorcycle rider, and an SUV driver to the hospital. Firefighters were … [Read more...]
WHICH WAY ARE YOU GOING???
We responded to report of a house filled smoke in another town. We responded with an engine consisting of an Engineer, a Lieutenant and two Firefighters. While enroute one of the Firefighters told the driver to turn at the next drive knowing a quicker route. The driver made the … [Read more...]
STORM KING LESSONS: DISASTER LEADS TO NEW FIREFIGHTING RULES
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. - By the time Eric Hipke and the other firefighters turned to run, the fire on Storm King Mountain had swept below them and was roaring through shrubs as if they had been soaked in gasoline.Glowing orange embers swirled around the desperate men and women … [Read more...]
FIREFIGHTER STRUCK IN HIT-AND-RUN SAYS DRIVER LECTURED HIM BEFORE DRIVING AWAY!
June 16, 2004 A Chicago firefighter who was struck by a car while on the job said the driver stopped and told him to "get out of the way" before driving off. Richard L. Atkins, 54, was working traffic control at the scene of an accident Tuesday afternoon when a Lincoln Town Car … [Read more...]
WE ARE TARGETS… ON THE ROADWAYS!!!
Approximate time: 0100hrsWeather and road conditions: clear and dryQuint 23 was dispatched to a report of a vehicle fire on our Interstate westbound lane. The exits nearby include approximately 3/4 mile of frontage road from one exit to the next, the frontage divided from the … [Read more...]