Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
        A ladder truck owned for just six months by Jamesville Volunteer Fire and EMS was heavily damaged in a fire that also impacted the station
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        East Branch Assistant Chief Jason McGlone was electrocuted after responding to a crash with a suspected DUI driver, where an electrical wire touched the top of his fire truck
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Firefighter Jonathan Ashworth, 23, had served with Fire Protection District 4 since 2018
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Seattle fire officials are investigating a fire that damaged four Tesla Cybertrucks, amid growing protests against Elon Musk’s role in the Trump administration
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A New London volunteer firefighter died after being involved in a crash while responding to an earlier MVC
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Authorities believe speed was a factor when a Tesla crashed into a house in Woodridge, killing two people
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        You’re responsible for managing the crash scene; this includes what happens behind the scene as well as at the scene
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A judge sentenced the driver to seven years after he pleaded guilty in the wrong-way crash that killed off-duty Independence Firefighter/Paramedic Harold “Gene” Eddins
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Officials have removed most of the 26 vehicles involved in the I-80 tunnel crash that killed at least three people and seriously injured five
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Officials said an electrical shortage caused the fire in a brush truck inside Ridgeville Fire Station 8
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        An East Syracuse firefighter was transported to a hospital after the fire truck he was in collided with a truck while responding to an alarm
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Passengers aboard the six-car SEPTA train reported a strange smell shortly after departing Philadelphia
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Miami-Dade firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the Flamingo Parking Garage at Miami International Airport
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Body-worn camera footage shows Portland firefighters and police officers working save a woman trapped in her burning vehicle
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A Delray Beach spokesperson said three firefighters are in stable condition after their ladder truck was struck by a train while responding to a call
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Images from the scene show a Delray Beach fire truck on its side, significantly damaged
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Firefighters rescued a woman trapped inside her burning vehicle after she crashed into a daycare center
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Police in Baltimore County investigating a shooting found a burning vehicle on its side outside a funeral home
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A 24-foot box truck struck three Comstock Fire Department vehicles and a Kalamazoo sheriff’s office cruiser before rolling over and coming to rest
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        A steel beam slid into the cab during a four-vehicle crash on I-395 in Norwich
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Social media posts and videos reported an explosion and fire at PortMiami involving a shipping container
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Holmen Area Fire Department firefighters removed the injured resident through a window after the crash; the bus driver was uninjured 
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Johnny Goines, a longtime firefighter with the Verona Volunteer Fire Department, was found unresponsive in his vehicle when first responders arrived
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The first arriving firefighters found several vehicles on fire inside a railcar in downtown Las Vegas
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Florida State Fire Marshall said Li-ion batteries soaked in saltwater can become “ticking time bombs”
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Three firefighters were among the injured when a Pompano Beach Fire Rescue ambulance and a lawn service truck collided
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Combine hazmat principles with high-visibility vests, traffic cones, scene lighting and personal lighting devices to reduce MVC scene risks
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        As the automotive industry revs its engines for EVs, questions remain for some fire service leaders
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        To promote responder safety during Crash Responder Safety Week, consider these key NHTSA initiatives for community engagement and road safety
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        The Granby Police Department stated there were several hundred rounds of ammunition inside the burning vehicle
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        Two Helena firefighters were injured while extinguishing a fire involving three vehicles at a construction supply store
    
        
    
        
    
        
    
        DeKalb County Battalion Chief Jovan Carter said there were hybrid and electric vehicles involved
    
        
    
        
    
        
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