Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
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The Granby Police Department stated there were several hundred rounds of ammunition inside the burning vehicle
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
Department ‘reeling’ from loss of Patrick John Mahan, 34
An early morning wreck in Orlando sends survivors to the hospital
Watsonville first responders had the fire nearly contained when a pickup truck drove past the scene and hit multiple cars and bystanders
The 31-year-old inmate, who had been on a CAL FIRE crew battling a wildfire outside Sacramento, drove the engine off the road and rammed it through a fence
Lower Merion Twp. crews spent 3 hours at the scene; an independent investigation will be conducted to find the cause
Millheim Volunteer Fire Company Firefighter Kevin Lingle, 64, died from chest and abdominal injuries sustained in a vehicle collision
After a Parma Fire Department ambulance was hit, the department issued a statement on social media reminding residents to be aware of emergency vehicles
Mehdi Mourad, 21, was responding in his personal vehicle when he lost control of his vehicle and rear-ended an SUV stopped on the side of the road
Assistant fire chief of the Leeds Fire Department, Mitchell “Mitch” Adams, was killed after a car crashed into him on his motorcycle, pushing him into the car in front
Oconee County Fire and Rescue volunteer Spence Dalton: “It’s a nationwide problem. People are not moving over the way they should”
Cody Fox and his 9-month-old daughter, Ariana, were killed in the fatal crash, and his fiance, Hayle, was critically injured and remains in the hospital
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The firefighter was driving a Lansdowne Volunteer Fire Company SUV at the time of the crash, and was transported to the hospital for his medical treatment
Oakland firefighters were able to keep extinguish the blaze without it spreading to other cars parked on the street
A firefighter in the United Kingdom was called to the scene of a crash and watched as his daughter was discovered in the wreckage
While Chelan Fire and Rescue firefighters worked to put out a car fire, the driver of the vehicle allegedly attempted to steal the district’s pickup truck