Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
The two tankers, one from York New Salem Volunteer Fire Company and the other from Laurel FD, were shuttling water between a fill site and a warehouse fire
St. Paul police said the car struck a tree and a light pole before starting to burn
Three CAL FIRE firefighters were able to pull themselves from the wreck and were hospitalized with minor to moderate injuries
Kaylee Mosley jumped into action to save a man who had driven into a wall by performing CPR, which she had just been certified in four days earlier
A patient in the ambulance was not hurt, but two firefighter-paramedics were taken to a hospital
Firefighters were responding to a call about an SUV being swept away by the sinkhole when their truck fell and landed on top of the vehicle
A firefighter used a strap to lasso a young victim of the crash to bring her to safety after the driver opened fire
Resource management is key to overcoming access, patient transportation and ventilation challenges in a tunnel rescue
West Liberty Volunteer Fire Department firefighter Michael Goodnight was pronounced dead at the scene
With the upcoming Fourth of July holiday, it’s a good time to review protocols for PPE regulations when dealing with car hazards and unknowns
Henrietta Fire District firefighters thanked the customers for ordering out and not risking burning food
“Mutual-aid planning proved invaluable” to a coordinated response on the complex Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which connects Virginia and Maryland
The fire started after a tractor trailer collided with a boom truck after losing control, resulting in the death of the driver
Brighton Volunteer Fire Company firefighters responded to a call and found their colleague, Robert House, inside the pickup truck
Dakota Snavely was on his way to a water rescue call when he was involved in a vehicle crash
Nowata Fire Department Chief Stephen Parmenter said police dispatched another department, resulting in the patients waiting 30 minutes for a response
Khanyae Kendall, 19, was sentenced to state prison in the March 2017 crash that killed Lt. Denny DeVoe, who was en route to a fatal hoverboard fire
Rhett Larsen, 39, was hit by another vehicle after his motorcycle struck a bear on the highway
Erik Hirner, 38, died two days after the motorcycle he was driving to work was hit by an SUV
Driver Heather Lommatzch said she was on her phone when the car sped up and did not offer an warning that a crash was about to occur
Javier Corrales, who was one of two firefighters struck by a vehicle at a crash scene, says he cannot remember the near-death experience
The Miami Fire-Rescue firefighters were helping extricate a driver when an SUV sideswiped a rescue truck, hitting the two firefighters
Both buses were traveling toward Manhattan when one of them, carrying 37 people, rear-ended the other, which had 25 people
The Tesla Model S crashed into the truck at 60 mph apparently without braking before impact, according to police
Austin Buoni, 22, lost control of his vehicle and slid across the road before hitting a utility pole
Jason Gorham said he waited about 30 minutes as dispatchers transferred him repeatedly between several agencies in two states
Thelonious “Theo” Adams, who became paralyzed after an apparatus crash during a false alarm call 15 years ago, died from his injuries
Part-time firefighter Andrew Harris and paramedic Dwayne Adams both died after colliding into each other
Surveillance video showed a firefighter motioning a vehicle on scene and then seconds later getting hit
Two and a half months after he pulled a man from a burning pickup truck, Chris Quinlan received the Medal of Valor from the Chehalis Fire Department
Robert Marshall died a week after being critically injured in Pennsylvania when a truck rear-ended his vehicle while he was standing in front of it, causing it to strike him
Nipawin Fire Department Chief Brian Starkell recalled the fatal crash that killed 15 Humboldt Broncos players and staff, and said bystanders were a tremendous help
Coffeyville Fire Department Lt. Derek Messner, a 15-year fire veteran, died in a two-vehicle crash
