Apparatus Crash
After a Delray Beach fire truck collided with a Brightline train, fallout continues with ride-alongs suspended, administrators recusing themselves and investigations into licensing and safety
An investigation found Delray Beach chiefs were not at fault but that the review process for driver’s licenses was inadequate and had gaps
Three firefighters and 12 passengers were injured when the Brightline train struck a Delray Beach fire truck responding to an apartment fire
The firefighters jumped out of the truck after the crash and extricated the woman from her vehicle
Sean O’Rourke returned to work 15 months after nearly having his arm amputated when an I-beam crushed the fire truck he was driving
Police said Angel Jones was driving faster than the speed limit when her car crossed into the oncoming lane toward a fire truck
The driver of the engine was uninjured, but an unidentified seasonal firefighter was transported to the hospital after the crash
Ashlyn Weber, 16, was traveling on the road when her Nissan sedan left the roadway for an “unknown reason,” a report states
Police said the fire truck was en route to a call with lights and sirens when it collided with a car
Officials said the fire truck was on its way back to the station when a car veered into oncoming traffic
One firefighter was seriously injured and two others suffered minor injuries after the truck rolled off the road
The truck was responding to a call when it crashed into a car, which then crashed into another vehicle
Police said Nathan Stottler stole the truck while firefighters were doing an inspection inside a business
Michael Johnson agreed to spend five years and nine months in jail after driving a fire truck that crashed, resulting in the deaths of two firefighters
The volunteer firefighter was driving the fire truck when a tree broke and fell into the roadway
A man driving behind the rig called 911 and reported the fire truck was traveling through a green light when the crash occurred
The rig was en route to a landfill fire call; the firefighters were treated for minor injuries
Crews were responding to a call when the incident occurred
The crash occurred when two firefighters were on their way to a call
Authorities say the Ypsilanti Fire Department truck had its emergency lights operating
The volunteer fire department was responding to an EMS call when the incident occurred
The rig left the roadway and struck an embankment while responding to a call
The jury unanimously found that the fire district was responsible for causing the collision
Firefighter Michael Keyfauver was en route to a brush fire when the crash occurred
Both firefighters were transported to the hospital; one was airlifted and is in critical condition
The firefighter operating the rig said he was forced to take evasive action to avoid a collision
Firefighters were en route to a fire when the rig veered off the road into an embankment
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
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