Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
In September 2024, a Greene County Fire Rescue battalion chief was killed in an explosion while investigating cargo during a tractor-trailer fire
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
Dawson County Deputy Jessie Perez had served with the sheriff’s office for eight months; he also served with the O’Donnell Volunteer Fire Department and Lynn County EMS
The sedan’s airbags deployed; officials have not provided further information about the wreck
Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue Chief Charles Moore was transported with chest injuries and abrasions
No charges have been filed, despite police video footage that shows the firefighter putting Robinson-Laney’s wallet inside his coat
Chesterfield FD’s PIO Steve Frischling faced two counts of “unauthorized taking or transmission by first responders of images of crime or accident victims”
A Santa Barbara County captain is in serious but stable condition in an ICU; an engineer has been released from the hospital
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
An Orlando firefighter pulled a Seminole County deputy from his patrol vehicle seconds before it became engulfed in flames
Fairfax County police said one victim may have sustained life-threatening injuries; all 8 were transported to a hospital
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
A driver in a Chevy Avalanche pick-up reportedly T-boned the rig at an intersection and kept on driving
Cameron Hunt had served as a firefighter with the Fairmont Rural Volunteer Fire Department for approximately three years
Osborn and his Uber driver helped pull the man from the vehicle to safety, and waited with him for first responders to arrive
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger
A dramatic rescue in Michigan highlights the importance of honing situational awareness and avoiding tunnel vision
Dominic Biscari has been on unpaid leave from the Kansas City Fire Department, which is seeking termination
Patrick Moore put the man’s car in park and shut the engine off, an AMR crew removed the driver from the car, and Moore performed chest compressions
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
Both responders were transported to an area hospital with injuries, but no other details have been released
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man’s leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
One Tusla crewmember was reported to be in serious but stable condition, while the other was treated for minor injuries
Mass. firefighters responded to a vehicle fire during a snowstorm, which made for a striking photo opportunity
“She was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,” said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
The injured Malta-Stillwater EMS providers removed the patient before the rig began to burn
“We ask that you PLEASE SLOW DOWN and be observant when driving by all emergency vehicles,” the department tweeted later
It was “sheer luck the car landed where it was,” said Battalion Chief Dave Seneviratne
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that 31,785 people were killed in crashes from January through September last year, down 0.2% from the same period of 2021
Guil-Rand Firefighter Forrest Ralph Harrell was trying to help a man with a stalled SUV
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