Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
A judge sentenced the driver to seven years after he pleaded guilty in the wrong-way crash that killed off-duty Independence Firefighter/Paramedic Harold “Gene” Eddins
Officials have removed most of the 26 vehicles involved in the I-80 tunnel crash that killed at least three people and seriously injured five
Officials said an electrical shortage caused the fire in a brush truck inside Ridgeville Fire Station 8
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
Follow these steps to define roles, identify and mitigate hazards, and work toward the best possible patient outcome
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
A person in the Salt River Fire Department ambulance and the other vehicle’s driver were injured
Elwood Volunteer Fire Department Chief Darren Krull was a passenger in a vehicle that was hit by a water truck
The resources, part of the group’s National Electric Safety Month campaign, detail the impact of photovoltaics, electric vehicles and energy storage systems
A fundraiser has drawn more than $32,000 for volunteer firefighters Jason Smith and Tyler Morris
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
San Diego Fire-Rescue transported four people to be treated for minor injuries
Police say that 24 people were injured in the fiery chain of crashes
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the two firefighters were unharmed but shaken up
Emergency personnel from four counties responded and transported approximately 20 patients to area hospitals
A man was trapped in an overturned tractor-trailer carrying raw chicken
The best way to avoid analysis-paralysis during an MCI is to ‘get some of your thinking out of the way’ beforehand
An honest and objective community assessment will highlight the many potential MCI events that could occur in any jurisdiction
