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DRUNK DRIVER HITS FLA. FIRE RIG, FLED AND CAUGHT

 Rick Markley    March 7, 2018    No Comments

By TyLisa Johnson, Tampa Bay Times: A 44-year-old Tampa man was arrested Saturday night after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said he drunkenly crashed into a fire truck assisting with another crash, then drove off. The incident took place shortly after 10 p.m., according … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival
 apparatus crash, firefighter safety, near miss, road safety

EIGHT HURT IN KENTUCKY EMS CRASH

 Rick Markley    February 18, 2018    No Comments

A nasty crash yesterday in Falmouth, Ky., involved five children and a Pendleton County ambulance. WLWT reports that Johnnie McCoy was driving northbound on US-27 and lost control on snowy and icy roads, crashing her Chevrolet into the EMS crew. Medic Cherie Sullivan was unable … [Read more...]

 EMS Close Calls, News, Safety and Survival
 ambulance, crash, ems, firefighter safety, road safety

FIREFIGHTER HIT BY MOTORIST AT MO. CRASH SCENE

 Rick Markley    November 19, 2017    No Comments

One Springfield, Missouri firefighter was injured when a vehicle plowed through a median and struck the firefighter as he was working a motor vehicle crash scene. According to a Twitter post by Springfield Fire Chief David Pennington, the firefighter was treated and released … [Read more...]

 News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 firefighter safety, road safety

NEW YORK FIREFIGHTER HIT BY CAR AT ROADSIDE INCIDENT

 Rick Markley    September 16, 2017    No Comments

A Poughkeepsie, New York firefighter suffered a non-life threatening back injury when he was hit by a motorist during an EMS run. The firefighter was part of an engine crew responding to an unknown medical emergency, according to the Poughkeepsie Journal. While pulling a jump … [Read more...]

 APPARATUS/VEHICLE/HIGHWAY, News, Safety and Survival, Vehicle Safety
 firefighter safety, road safety

AMBULANCE ROLLED IN T-BONE CRASH, FOUR INJURED

 Rick Markley    August 4, 2017    No Comments

A Baytown (Texas) Fire Department ambulance was T-boned by a motorist in an SUV while running lights en route to a motor vehicle crash Thursday. The force of the impact flipped the ambulance on its side. Two medical students in the back of the rig were flown to the hospital, … [Read more...]

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 ambulance, crash, ems, firefighter safety, road safety

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