Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
A child’s car seat started to burn when a “button battery” in a children’s book caught fire after being left in the vehicle
The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the blast that killed Chris Eddy of Greene County Fire Rescue
Gresham and Portland firefighters faced fire extending across four units after a plane crashed into a row of townhouses
Terry Gough, 52, has been charged with leaving the scene of a fatality accident
Anthony Jackson joined the Pedricktown Fire Co. as a junior firefighter and was serving as an assistant chief for the company at the time of his death
Paul Quattlebaum’s casket was carried atop a white and blue fire engine with the number 24, the first fire truck he drove
Paul Quattlebaum was killed after he was hit by an 18-wheeler while attempting to help car crash victims on the side of the road
Lexington County firefighters had stopped to check on victims of a car crash while heading to another call when Fire Engineer Paul Quattlebaum was hit by a semi
Capt. Paul Rotondaro was driving from one station to another when he was involved in a fatal head-on collision
Betty T. Miller sustained serious injuries when her vehicle crashed into the fire station causing extensive manage to the building, an EMS vehicle and a trailer
Hazmat crews responded to an oil leak after a bus crash and overturned, sending nine patients to area hospitals with non-life threatening injuries
The firefighter was handcuffed after yelling at troopers for breaking a car window to treat a possible OD patient, refusing the leave the scene and pushing a trooper
Firefighter Randy Pouliot, a 16-year member of the department, was found in the woods with the all-terrain vehicle on top of him
Capt. Claud G. Messer was driving a fire truck when a logging truck attempted to make a left-hand turn forcing Messer to hit the brakes and crash into the truck
Capt. Daniel Arms was hospitalized with serious injuries after the fire truck he was driving hydroplaned amid heavy rain and ran off the interstate
Firefighter Hunter Garcia, his wife and daughter were transported to the hospital with serious injuries and their daughter was admitted with life-threatening injuries
Jeffrey Blaine Alexander, 21, hit a semi-truck that ran a stop sign and was thrown from the pickup and pinned under the vehicle
Authorities believe the bus driver suffered a medical emergency before the bus crashed and ended up on its side in a ditch
The fire caused ammunition stored inside the cruiser to explode, so students were moved into the middle school’s gymnasium as a precaution
Fire Chief Pedro Cruz responded to the vehicle crash that killed country singer Kylie Rae Harris and his 16-year-old daughter
A North Carolina firefighter was responding to a Hurricane Dorian emergency call when a tree fell and hit his car
The fire truck had stopped in the high-occupancy vehicle lane with its emergency lights flashing as it responded to another crash when it was hit by the Tesla
Firefighters returned from an emergency call to a motorist ramming into the fire station twice and narrowly missing several firefighters
The aircraft drops 9,000 pounds of fire retardant on an SUV, causing the roof and trunk to collapse
Of the 21 injured, 16 people were taken to the hospital and one person was transported with serious injuries
A Rapids Volunteer Fire Company firefighter was transported to the hospital after being hit by a car while directing traffic
Video underscores the importance of proper apparatus positioning and wheel chocking
Two firefighters were rescued by civilians but a third suffered critical injuries from being stuck under the apparatus
An Anne Arundel County medic unit was transporting a patient with serious injuries sustained in an earlier vehicle crash
Zachary Fire Chief Danny Kimble said the firefighter was on his way to work, driving his normal route when his personal vehicle struck a tree limb
First responders have cleared the scene where 17 people were injured in a two-vehicle collision between a commercial truck and a Greyhound bus
Officials say one victim was found trapped inside the van and responders used hydraulic rescue cutters and saws to remove them
The dump truck sustained minor damage in a two-vehicle crash involving a Kansas fire truck
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