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 IAFC joins ERSI’s work to collect as much data as possible with the aim of reducing the number of secondary crashes and struck-by incidents at emergency scenes
Benjamin Hendry said firefighters were not properly trained to drive safely and use the traffic light changing system; a FD spokesman denied the claims
Assistant Chief Jonathon Coco and his younger brother, Firefighter Hunter Coco, served with the Maxwell Community Volunteer Fire Department
Engine 50 was headed to a fire when it collided with a passenger car; two civilians were rescued using the Jaws of Life and were in serious condition
The three East Orange Fire Department members, a truck driver and the motorist suffered apparently minor injuries
San Bernadino firefighter-paramedics treated two people who were injured in the crash
The firefighters provided medical aid and transported the driver to a hospital
Chief Samuel Peña said that this is the third time in a week that a motorist hit a department vehicle while in service at a primary scene
The collision occurred as the Arlington Fire and Rescue pumper-tanker was helping merge traffic at another crash scene on I-77
A driver reportedly ran a red light and crashed into two vehicles and an LAFD fire truck; a 76-year-old woman was transported and later died from her injuries
The driver of the farming vehicle fled the scene and was later arrested by police, admitting to officers that he consumed whiskey prior to driving
The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the incident
A tractor-trailer crashed into a Minquadale Fire Company truck, which hit a guard rail and overturned, briefly trapping the firefighters
The driver hit multiple people and vehicles on the Fourth of July
Lt. Philip M. Wigal, 35, of the Town and Country Fire District was pronounced dead at the scene
A fundraiser has drawn more than $32,000 for volunteer firefighters Jason Smith and Tyler Morris
A San Antonio crew was responding to a call when the crash happened
Orlando Fire Department crews were working an accident when a driver struck two apparatus on scene
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the two firefighters were unharmed but shaken up
Ebenezer Fire Protection District Firefighter Dustin Brandhorst, 36, was en route to a fire at the time of the crash
The Lafayette Fire Department firefighter was seriously injured in the 20-foot fall
The crash totaled the fire engine, which needed to be pried open, said Deputy Fire Commissioner Dave Fornell
Three Oakland firefighters were injured, transported to a hospital and released later that day
KCFD Pumper 19 was responding to a call with its lights and siren on when it collided with a Honda CRV and crashed into a building, killing 3 people
In this video, Gordon Graham details two interventions that are successful in reducing emergency responder vehicle crashes
A report showed the apparatus was going at least 20 mph over the speed limit at the time of the 2019 collision
The institute asks first responders to report incidents and plans to analyze the data
A firefighter and another person were injured and transported to a hospital
Champaign Fire Department’s Ladder 161 was responding to a call when the collision happened
