Apparatus Crash
The Pendleton County firefighter told officials the tanker wouldn’t brake when going down a hill
A Hancock Volunteer Fire Department tanker overturned while responding to a wildfire
The Texas Department of Public Safety report ruled out drug and alcohol use in the crash that injured five firefighters en route to help Hurricane Helene relief efforts
Michael Dale Russell, 68, is the Leach Fire Department’s first line of duty death
Michael Dale Russell was heading to a structure fire when the rig overturned
Kenneth McCune, 57, was ejected from the fire truck he was driving when it veered off the road, hit a culvert and overturned
The fire truck was struck after another vehicle failed to yield; no firefighters were injured
A vehicle that had been traveling behind the fire engine hit the engine in the left rear as it turned
Firefighters were responding to a call when their rig slid across the highway, veered into a ditch and rolled
Officials said the driver had fallen asleep; no one was injured
Fire officials said a ladder and engine truck crashed into each other while responding to an automatic fire alarm
Police said they don’t know why the man veered into the wrong lane, but paramedics noted his blood sugar was “extremely elevated”
Fire officials said a critical incident stress management team was on site to make sure firefighters were OK
Smiths Grove Assistant Chief Steven Wilson said he jumped into a ditch and watch the tractor-trailer slide above him
Officials said the rig flipped as it was attempting to get on a ramp
The semi’s trailer separated when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the rig
The engine was initially dispatched to the causeway after a silver sedan struck the exterior guardrail
Footage of the incident shows the sedan crossing an intersection and crashing head-on into the fire truck
Officials said the driver heard the truck’s sirens and thought it was coming from behind him, so he pulled into the intersection to move over
The firefighters were taken to a hospital and treated for non life-threatening injuries; the driver of the vehicle was also hurt
The driver of the fire truck was charged with driving to the left of the center line
The crew was driving on a narrow road when the rig attempted to make room for a passing vehicle
One witness said they saw a firefighter thrown from the rig and hit the ground
The fire truck was returning from a call when the minivan was clipped and spun into the rig
Officials said the rig veered off the road and rolled over Friday morning
The tractor-trailer driver lost control and hit the fire truck, which had responded to an earlier accident
A tanker truck carrying three volunteer firefighters missed a turn Saturday morning and ran off of the road
The tanker rig rolled over three times after veering off the road
The fire truck blew a front tire and veered into oncoming traffic
Officials said the truck veered off the road when the firefighter lost control
The firefighters were at a training session when dispatch notified them that one of their rigs was sending unauthorized distress transmissions
The firefighters immediately got out of the truck to check on the driver of the SUV
The apparatus crashed on it’s way to a wildfire; officials said it may have been going too fast
