Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
A Baton Rouge Cybertruck owner donated $20,000 worth of EV fire blankets to local fire stations after learning they had only two to handle electric vehicle fires
17 people suffered minor injuries when a bus crashed into a tractor-trailer while exiting I-84 in Jefferson Township
Residents in at least five counties face evacuation orders due to several wind-driven grass fires
Pasco County Fire Rescue said the Loomis truck hit the woman as she was walking across a parking lot and pinned her
John Gibson faces charges including second-degree vehicular homicide by operating a vehicle recklessly and third-degree hindering apprehension or prosecution
Pennsylvania State Police said that Rebecca Wenrich was hit when she stepped into the road and the path of the apparatus
A driver was charged in the incident, and the Hurt Volunteer Fire Department and Gretna Fire & Rescue have asked for prayers for Firefighter Thomas Page
A speeding vehicle set off a series of crashes, and when the suspect tried to flee, bystanders stopped him with their vehicle and a gun
The firefighters escaped the blaze, and the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department is raising money to replace the apparatus
Jackie Henry was traveling with four passengers in the SUV, including her daughter and the widow of a Richville volunteer firefighter who was preparing to bury her husband
Firefighter Ryan Warnock was helping to stabilize the vehicle for extrication when one of the occupants hit the gas, causing the car to shift
Justin Morrow, who was one day from returning to work full-time following an injury, rushed to help a man and two children after a rollover crash
Owners of more than 39,000 2021 Ford Expeditions and Lincoln Navigators built between Dec. 1, 2020, and April 30, 2021, are urged to park outdoors
Orondo firefighters arrived to find the helicopter had flown into high-voltage power lines before hitting the tractor and catching fire
Alexio Lattero, a junior firefighter, has been charged with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle in the death of Greensboro Firefighter Richard Norman Murrell
Volunteer Firefighter Roger Estes, 77, was on duty with the South Claiborne County Fire Department when the crash happened
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
Most manufacturers have posted their updated ERGs on their websites and submitted them to the NFPA
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
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
“My wife was asking if anyone else was inside, and she said my babies were inside,” said Ronnie Rollings, who removed the children
Centerville’s Colton Adams got a warm welcome and is recovering after an amputation
First responders not only face “D-Drivers” but also cognitively blinded drivers distracted by the flashing lights
When Crawford Township Volunteer Fire Department members arrived on scene, the driver was out of the vehicle, but the pet was missing
Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
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
Members of the Centerville Volunteer Fire Department were responding to a crash involving a pickup and a car when an 18-wheeler hit both vehicles
San Bernadino firefighter-paramedics treated two people who were injured in the crash
Syracuse members used ladders, ropes and pulleys to complete the rescue in about an hour; AMR transported the men
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