Apparatus Crash
Orange County Firefighter Andrew Brown was one of eight firefighters injured when their fire engine overturned while returning from a wildfire
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A tire came off a tower ladder assigned to Truck 23, damaging two vehicles
Elijah Sell was extricated and airlifted to the hospital after the fire truck he was in rolled over
The driver of the car reversed into the fire truck several times and escaped after firefighters tried to approach the vehicle, but backed away after seeing a gun
A $1.1-million fire truck damaged when its ladder accidentally struck a power line has not been determined to be a total loss, “despite rumors to the contrary”
The fire truck is an old model that is no longer in service, and police were waiting for the driver to be finished at a hospital before asking if he owns it
Six people, including two children, were seriously injured when the minivan they were in hit a Chicago fire engine that was heading to a call
After a $750,000 fire truck was hit by a distracted driver, the St. Louis Fire Department reminded the public to keep their eyes on the road
Katelyn Buis’s SUV collided with a Dallas-Fire Rescue truck that was on the scene of an earlier crash
Carter Lewis, who lost his leg in the crash, is recovering at home, and a firefighter identified as David is in stable, but serious condition
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A firefighter is in serious condition after suffering an apparent seizure behind the wheel of a ladder truck, slamming into several parked cars
The unnamed firefighter was one of two firefighters that suffered life-threatening injuries when a tractor-trailer struck their fire truck, killing Lt. Brad Clark
Fire Lt. Brad Clark died at the scene when a tractor-trailer struck his fire engine at the scene of a two-vehicle crash
Firefighter Heather Stein-Wells was ejected from the truck, and Fire Chief Robert McGarry suffered bruising and strained muscles in a crash that totaled the rig
The car was traveling about 65 mph when it collided with a fire engine that had stopped in the far right lane with its emergency lights activated
The Elephant Head Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were driving home when their fire truck blew a tire and rolled over
The firefighters were on their way to a house fire when the truck crashed; they were airlifted to the hospital and are now recovering
Connor O’Grady allegedly sideswiped a telephone pole after taking the fire truck out for a ride with another firefighter
The firefighter and two people from the other car were taken to the hospital, according to a Facebook post from Camp Jackson Fire Department
Lt. Rachel Zambrano returned to work after recovering for six-and-a-half weeks from injuries she suffered in a rollover crash
Despite a report that cited Dane Smother Jr.’s lack of experience as a contributing factor to the crash, he thinks someone else should be held accountable
One firefighter suffered serious, but non-life threatening injuries; three others suffered minor injuries
Columbus Fire Rescue said the firefighter suffered a medical emergency while en route to a call about an active fire alarm
Lake Travis Fire Rescue engineer William Tatsch is back home after he blacked out while driving a fire truck and crashed, fire station officials said
The driver of the truck lost consciousness, causing him to veer into oncoming traffic and resulting in a fiery crash that sent nine people to the hospital
A fire truck that was involved in a crash that killed one man and injured a pregnant woman did not have a memory card at the time of the incident
The FireRescue1/Fire Chief Editorial Advisory Board reflect on firefighter safety, apparatus training, and supporting each other so everyone goes home
Weather and rural road conditions were factors in an apparatus crash that killed two firefighters and injured three
Pratt Volunteer Fire Department firefighters Michael Edwards and Tom Craigo were killed when their fire truck crashed en route to a fatal car crash
Veteran volunteer firefighter and former New London Mayor M.V. Hudson died after a water tanker slid off the highway and flipped over
Officials said the firefighter suffered minor injuries; the driver of the car that crashed into the rig died and a pregnant bystander was critically hurt
Battalion Chief Benny Fulkerson said the fire truck was responding to a commercial fire alarm when it slid on ice and overturned
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