Apparatus Crash
The Kansas City Fire Department previously relied on on-the-job training from an FAO passed down to a firefighter
Three Macon-Bibb firefighters were briefly hospitalized after their fire truck overturned while responding to a call
Preventing and reducing fire apparatus crashes should be a leading initiative in all fire departments
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
“They are there for a reason!” the Baton Rouge Fire Department says, urging drivers to be careful
Judy Holland, the mother of Tami Knight, is suing the Kansas City Fire Department, the employee whom she says drove the truck, and the city
The Lawnside Fire Company truck and a civilian vehicle collided in Magnolia
Mineral Point Fire Department Captain Brian Busch and Firefighter James Ludlum were in a fire truck when a semi-tractor trailor hit the apparatus
The driver died at the scene despite Highland Park firefighters’ CPR efforts; the passenger was transported to a hospital in serious condition
A South Adams County Fire Department firefighter was inside a stopped fire truck, responding to a highway crash, when the incident occurred
The Mineral Point Fire Department crew was attempting to turn into an emergency crossover lane when the crash occurred
A member of the Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department had just cleared a brush fire before the incident occurred
After several crews were sent to a house fire, a Kansas City dispatcher told Pumper 19 to “remain in quarters”
The Kansas City Fire Department apparatus had its lights and siren on and was responding to a call when the incident occurred
The vehicles were responding to two different calls when the crash occurred
The cause of the collision is under investigation, said Palm Beach County Fire Rescue Captain Pat Wehrle
The truck was responding to a call; firefighters union says members have been offered mental health assistance
The Victor Fire Department crew had responded to the scene of an MVC with low visibility due to fog and smoke
Four firefighters were injured after their fire truck crashed into a Mercedes Benz, then hit a pole, breached a fence and collided with a house
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
