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
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The Kia collided with a palm tree before crashing into the roof and side wall of the Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue station
Officials say the woman’s vehicle skidded on the icy road while approaching an earlier crash scene
Milford firefighters were hampered by an “inoperable” fire hydrant during the blaze that damaged four tractor-trailers
A car can been seen nearly striking first responders before hitting an emergency vehicle head-on
Muskegon County’s “Yellow Dot” program will allow first responders to render needed treatment more quickly after a crash or medical emergency
Daniel O’Beirne and Jordan Reed, two strangers with fire and EMS backgrounds, worked together to save a driver whose semi-truck struck a pole and burst into flames
Two semi-trucks collided with the emergency vehicles, one of which fled the scene
Philadelphia Firefighter Sean Dugan received the Award of Valor from The National Liberty Museum and was also named Philadelphia’s Firefighter of the Year in October
The crash comes shortly after the state passed a stricter “Move Over” law
Helmet camera video shows a Bladensburg (Prince George’s County) volunteer firefighter cursing at a D.C. firefighter after an engine was parked on a hose line
The driver who struck the 30-year-old Irving firefighter was charged with ‘intoxication assault’
The two suspects fled on foot after the crash but were quickly apprehended
“It’s not in our job description, but there are things, those things we enjoy doing,” said Cincinnati Fire Lt. Bill Feckter
Engine 73 was en route to a fire in the Bronx when it was T-boned by the livery cab
Officials said the fire was caused by a generator malfunction
Kalama Firefighter-EMT Alan Basso was found to be in cardiac arrest after his vehicle crashed, shortly after he responded to two medical emergencies
A Monroe Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 deputy chief assisted with the rescue while firefighters extinguished the fire
Blissfield Township Fire Department Capt. Joseph Gallo, 34, lost control of his vehicle while driving with emergency lights activated
Grant County Firefighter Daniel Baergen used a large rock to break a window and rescue the driver from the flaming vehicle
The driver of the other vehicle and two other passengers were taken to the hospital after the crash; Reece City Fire Chief Joel Boggs said no firefighters were injured
Indianapolis Fire Department Engineer Matthew Bennett, 49, was rushed to the hospital after experiencing chest pain at the scene of a car driven into a home
Interstate 71/75 is closed after a truck carrying liquid potassium hydroxide collided with another truck and burst into flames
The man was allegedly wearing the fire chef’s vest and ID badge when he was freed from the wreck
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The Easton Township Fire Department reported the line-of-duty death of Firefighter Johnny Ivison Jr. on Sunday
The Oakalla Volunteer Fire Department firefighters were en route to a call at the time of the incident
In the incident aftermath, the suspect fled the scene after being instructed to wait to exchange information
The truck was being transported from a repair shop when it ignited
Fellow Lake City firefighters responded to the crash that killed Firefighter Clayton Brandt, 41, on Tuesday
