Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Passengers aboard the six-car SEPTA train reported a strange smell shortly after departing Philadelphia
Miami-Dade firefighters encountered heavy smoke coming from the Flamingo Parking Garage at Miami International Airport
The FBI identified the driver as an active-duty U.S. Army soldier
A twin-engine Cessna crashed in the San Diego suburb of Santee, killing the pilot and a UPS driver on the ground
Palm Harbor Fire & Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic Lt. Ashley White was struck while retrieving equipment from the staged apparatus
The Victor Fire Department crew had responded to the scene of an MVC with low visibility due to fog and smoke
Kunkle Firefighter Edward L. Nulton, Sr. was directing traffic at the scene of a vehicle accident when he was struck by a truck
Captain Mark Dempsey, 44, was off-duty and driving home when he crashed just a mile or two from his home, a department spokesperson said
Four firefighters were injured after their fire truck crashed into a Mercedes Benz, then hit a pole, breached a fence and collided with a house
The driver of the SUV had just left a bar, according to Fire Chief Keith Milton, and was driving at a high rate of speed, when he hit a large rock near the house, making a “perfect jump”
A Houston Fire Department ambulance crew was involved in a three-vehicle crash while transporting a patient
Sarah Susman, 22, was driving to work when a log truck tipped over and crashed into her vehicle
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
An Eagle Pass Fire Department FF-EMT was killed, and an EMT sitting in the passenger seat of the rig was flown to a local hospital with serious injuries
The crew from West Chester Twp. Engine 71 immediately began patient care of the woman in the other vehicle
The captain rescued the woman from her burning car which was near debris burning in the parking lot
Lubbock Firefighter Matt Dawson suffered significant injuries after being struck by a vehicle while on the scene of a car accident
Hartland Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Judy Spencer was killed while acting as the spotter for a fire vehicle backing up at a fire scene
Wilmington Firefighter Cecilia Escobar-Duplan, 25, was hit by a pickup truck while she was attempting to render aid at a crash scene
Two Riverside County fire engines were also damaged in the blast
Morton County Firefighter Joshua Schwindt was searching for victims of a rollover crash when he made contact with a damaged power line
All 57 bus passengers, coming from Poughkeepsie to visit Niagara Falls, were injured in the rollover
Derek Poole, a volunteer with the Catawba and West Iredell FDs, sustained long-term injuries following a vehicle crash after a fire call
Shanna Norton is considering legal options after learning a San Bernardino County captain allegedly saw the crash but ordered the crew to leave without first rendering medical aid
The four firefighters inside, part of a 20-person crew working the Skyline Ridge Complex, were rushed by ambulance to a nearby medical center
Hialeah Fire Department Firefighter Crisanto Villa was run over by the truck after it crashed through the couple’s fence at their home
Stanton Firefighter Danny Ireton was killed responding to a call when the apparatus he was in collided with an 18-wheeler
“When are we going to realize that it is people who are killing other people, not the cars, not the trucks?”
In addition to the firefighters, two other individuals were also injured in the crash; all were taken to area hospitals for treatment
Firefighter Thomas Royds, 49, was killed, and two other firefighters and a state trooper were injured when struck at crash scene
A cop, an EMT and two corrections officers – one of whom is also a firefighter – were on the right road at the right time
The announcement comes after two of the electric cars caught fire following recall repairs
Asst. Chief Jason Kirchner of Dalton remembered as a family man who helped his community
