Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
A battalion chief and two captains were transported by helicopter to a hospital in Shreveport, La.
Pahrump Valley and Las Vegas firefighters extinguished the fire with approximately 5,500 gallons of water and a product called F-500
Firefighters used a ladder pipe on a compressed natural gas-powered truck fire to avoid being injured by an explosion
The West Henrietta Fire Department established “a collapse zone” under the bridge due to the semi’s precarious position
Surveillance video from the Tempe FD shows a vehicle speeding through the parking lot, nearly hitting multiple firefighters
Firefighter Frank Whitt was killed in a crash while en route to escort EMT Drake Adams to a funeral home
Three Goodwill Fire Co. Station No. 25 FFs were returning from a training exercise in a Ford Explorer when a vehicle hit their vehicle, causing it to travel down an embankment
Both vehicles were engulfed in flames when firefighters from the Rushville FD and Schuyler County Fire Protection District arrived at the scene
Despite being injured, the Mill Creek hotshots assisted after the crash, providing medical attention to crew members and civilians
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
Marlboro firefighters called for additional firefighters and a tanker after finding over 30 vehicles burning
Louisville Firefighter Bryce Carden credits teamwork in the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge rescue
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
San Diego firefighters said it took an “extended time” to extinguish the fire
The Tulsa Fire Department was responding to a reported building fire at the time of the crash
Firefighter Dan Goen was one of nine firefighters injured in an explosion while fighting a CNG-powered truck fire
Veteran FF injured in truck blast that hurt eight others was extubated
One of the seriously injured firefighters remains in stable but critical condition
A house explosion and a semi-truck blast resulted in the death of one firefighter and at least 18 injured between the two scenes
Seven firefighters were injured in an explosion while fighting a truck fire
Spalding County firefighters were alerted to smoke in the firehouse just before 3 a.m.
Video shows the moment a car crashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ED in Austin
Michael M. Lopez-Medina is charged with setting fire to vehicles, structures in Woodbury
Yanaisa Pulido, an EMT with Miami Dade Ambulance, had stopped to help victims when a vehicle struck her
Video showed people breaking windows, vandalizing the driverless Waymo car before lighting a firework inside
Four Albany firefighters were injured in a rollover while responding to a call
Attorney Amy Witherite, an expert in trucking safety, warns that these 80,000-pound vehicles may pose a special danger to first responders
Zebras, camels and a miniature horse were rescued from a burning truck in Grant County
Authorities stated 23 vehicles were involved in the initial chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
First responders in Maury County used log chains, tow straps to keep the truck from falling down the 200-foot cliff
A Spokane Valley fire truck had been stopped at an MVA when it was struck by a vehicle
Icy conditions led to a close call for firefighters in Arnold
Joseph Zadroga, father of NYPD Detective James Zadroga who died of a respiratory ailment related to work at Ground Zero, was struck by an SUV
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