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 Helena firefighters were injured while extinguishing a fire involving three vehicles at a construction supply store
Officials said vehicle data from the crash that killed Lubbock Fire Rescue Lt. Eric Hill and Lubbock Police Officer Nicholas Reyna is being processed at a laboratory that was temporarily closed
Officials said the other driver struck the engine on its rear driver’s side, causing it to spin a full 180 degrees and roll onto its side
Firefighters were putting out flames at a tractor-trailer fire when another tractor-trailer hit one of the fire struck and pushed it into the other two
Parishville Firefighter-EMT Nicholas Jerome spent two weeks in the hospital following the on-duty crash
Newburg Fire Department EMTs saved “one of their own” after a firefighter went into cardiac arrest, officials said
A 92-year-old man was injured after his vehicle crashed into the Manhattan Fire Department’s apparatus bay
Virginia Beach Fire Chief David Hutcheson said one firefighter was kicked and one was shoved, but bystanders didn’t interfere with care to the crash victim
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Police said the man had flashing blue lights on his vehicle, which also displayed emblems from fire and EMS departments he is not a member of
Parishville Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief and EMT Nicholas Jerome, 30, is recovering after being seriously injured in an on-duty crash Tuesday
Halifax Firefighter Tyler A. Laudenslager, 29, who worked full-time at H&S Towing, was killed Tuesday when a vehicle struck his tow truck
The apparatus from four different departments in Davidson and Randolph counties were involved in three separate crashes
The Parishville Volunteer Fire Department firefighter-EMT was reportedly responding in his personal vehicle when he crashed into a tree
Haralson County Firefighter Justin Robinson was performing extrication of injured crash victims before going into cardiac arrest on July 14
The Shih Tzu-poodle mix ran down the highway with several firefighters in pursuit after the crash involving his owner’s car and a fire department vehicle
Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Duncan Henderson, 65, was on his way to assist at a grass fire when his vehicle overturned
A woman known from a hate speech video that went viral was in critical condition after being struck by an Asheville Fire Department vehicle while crossing the street
One firefighter is in critical condition; the other suffered serious injuries
Officials say a pickup truck and box truck collided head on, injuring Boynton Beach Fire Capt. Jeff Power and his family
Last year was also the first year since 1977 with no multiple-fatality incidents, according to the NFPA’s report released this week
Authorities said Jackson Firefighter Otto “OJ” Love Jr., 47, was shot multiple times after an off-duty car crash
Three people were killed in the crash, including the woman who was run over; a medical examiner is investigating the cause of death
The apparatus had its lights and sirens activated when it collided with a sedan
Rialto fire officials said this is the third time the station has been struck by a vehicle
Officials say a 15-year-old passenger in the car was also injured in the crash believed to be caused by distracted driving
Broward County Firefighter-Paramedic James Von Minden disappeared after a single-vehicle crash on Friday
The crash caused the cruiser to hit a firefighter who was responding to a tractor-trailer fire
Crosby Firefighter Kent Zavala, 20, was involved in a three-vehicle crash on the Galveston Causeway; teams searched water below
The man was cited after reportedly re-entering a burning building in search of the cat and confronting law enforcement while holding two axes
Police are searching for the woman they say stole the Anne Arundel County rig and crashed it into another vehicle before fleeing
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