Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Social media posts and videos reported an explosion and fire at PortMiami involving a shipping container
Holmen Area Fire Department firefighters removed the injured resident through a window after the crash; the bus driver was uninjured
Johnny Goines, a longtime firefighter with the Verona Volunteer Fire Department, was found unresponsive in his vehicle when first responders arrived
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
The firefighters provided medical aid and transported the driver to a hospital
Lloyd Claycomb and the driver of the car that hit the rig were seriously injured; an EMS provider and a vehicle passenger had non-life-threatening injuries
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
Wilmington Fire and Rescue warned the public to “slow down and proceed with caution around emergency vehicles responding with their lights on”
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
Firefighters put out the flames and rescued the trapped and injured people; the five survivors were transported to hospitals
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
No one was injured, but the crash caused major damage to the Knoxville Fire Department building
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
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
John Dean Forbush, 24, served with the Gassaway Volunteer Fire Department for four years
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Allenton VFD Assistant Chief Paul Hayes was escorted home following a struck-by incident that left him hospitalized for weeks
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
The Salt River Fire Department has “a rotation right now where our guys are standing by at the hospital nonstop until he wakes up,” said Capt. Ray Martinez
Lt. Philip M. Wigal, 35, of the Town and Country Fire District was pronounced dead at the scene
Chief Doug McCoun turned on the Marina Fire Department SUV’s emergency lights, called in the incident and was suddenly pulled out of the car
Brendan Bessee had recently transferred from the Globe Fire Department to the Salt River Fire Department
