Apparatus Crash
Preventing and reducing fire apparatus crashes should be a leading initiative in all fire departments
Kansas City’s finance committee rejected a proposed $915,000 settlement for a firefighter who killed three people in a 2021 crash
The driver was fired, but the department’s culture may still be on a collision course
One responder remained hospitalized Wednesday morning and the truck driver was also injured in the collision
The 2018 crash injured nine people, including three firefighters and a 5-year-old girl
Simple actions every engineer should observe to avoid and survive a collision
Manchester Fire Chief Dan Goonan said the crash capped off a difficult week for the department as they’d recently mourned the loss of a rookie firefighter
The three-vehicle crash at an intersection in New Hampshire sent nine people to the hospital
A Texas fire chief was killed after his fire truck rolled over during a course correction
The truck was being used to block the scene and protect first responders when an 18-wheeler hit the front of the vehicle
The volunteer firefighters were battling wildfires in New South Wales when the crash occurred
Firefighters were at the scene of a crash when the semi-truck struck and damaged their vehicle
A recent police report found that the Phoenix Fire Department fire truck involved in an April 2019 crash was going at least 20 miles per hour over the speed limit
Clover Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter Mark Horwich was killed in a crash while responding to a structure fire
The truck was seriously damaged after being struck by a pickup truck while blocking off two lanes
Driving defensively is a critical step in avoiding apparatus collisions
A volunteer firefighter died and two others were injured when a fire truck overturned
The firefighter was airlifted from the scene after the fire department vehicle rolled over on the way to a fire call
The man died after crashing head-on with the engine that was responding to a call
The two volunteer firefighters were killed and three were injured when a fire truck crashed into a tree and went off the road
The 22-year-old LSU student died after her car collided with a fire truck stopped at another traffic incident
The 67-year-old driver said he was having chest pains and later died after his car crashed into the side of a fire truck
A firefighter injured in the crash tried to help free the driver of the other vehicle from the wreckage, officials say
The Detroit Fire Department said an ambulance was badly damaged after it was stolen and crashed on the same day a Detroit fire truck was also involved in a crash
Video of apparatus colliding in intersection underscores need for driver training and intersection policies
The ladder truck was blocking traffic during an extrication call when another vehicle crashed into it
The fire truck was responding to a call at the time of the crash; one firefighter had to be cut out of the truck
An Aurora Fire Rescue fire truck was en route to a medical emergency when the crash occurred
The ladder truck struck a pedestrian, who was later identified as 63-year-old Charlene McMaster, at an intersection
Michael Johnston, a member of the Equality Volunteer Fire Department, was responding to a brush fire at the time of the crash
A witness said the rigs were heading in opposite directions when one veered to avoid a car that had stopped in the road
As crews worked to block the roadway, a second driver, also believed to be impaired, crashed into a rig
The Detroit Fire Department was en route to a call when the driver of the fire truck lost control and crashed into a Citgo gas station
