Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Seven of the firefighters injured in the Wilmington explosion are also suing the truck driver and the manufacturer of the gas tanks and fuel system
Initial report is the firefighter was killed in the explosion of a heavy-duty truck in the Antelope Valley area
Investigators found that the tanker in the crash, fire that destroyed an interstate bridge had a hatch open, spilling nearly 2,500 gallons of fuel
Denis Amaya Rodriguez was convicted of negligent homicide for killing a firefighter and two other men in a 2016 bus crash
Six people were seriously injured and 37 suffered minor injuries after a bus carrying students home from a spring break trip to Europe crashed into an overpass
Reynolds Volunteer Fire Department Chief Richard Sales was on his way to accept an award for the department when the incident occurred
Lt. Chris Olson reminded people on Facebook about the Ohio state law and the dangers of not giving responders room to do their job
Police said Lambertville Fire District firefighter Mark Leary Sr. died after a truck and car collided and caught fire
Timothy Crim, 17, died after losing control of his truck while trying to pass another vehicle on the road
The firefighters were transported to the hospital in stable condition; the paramedics were treated on scene for their injuries
Trout Run Fire Chief Bob Whitford said the firefighter, who asked not to be named, “ended up getting run over by the vehicle that she was in”
Lt. Jason McNally fell 30 feet into a river after sliding across the hood of a burning vehicle and trying to pull the driver out of the car
Police released dash cam footage of civilians rolling the burning vehicle off of the driver who became trapped after crashing into several parked vehicles
Gretna Rescue Squad 1st Lt. Pernice White jumped into action after seeing her neighbor’s truck on fire while driving home
Capt. Brandon Thompson stayed with Channelview band director Aaron Allison after he was airlifted to the hospital
Nashville firefighter Jesse Reed has now been missing for 10 days after his Jeep was found submerged in a river
Casey Klein was discovered by a train operator who called 911 to report an ATV that had crashed into a ditch
Volunteer firefighter Stanley Henson was on his way to his job as a truck driver when high winds caused a tree to fall on his personal vehicle
The Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office searched two residences in an attempt to figure out what happened to missing firefighter Jesse Reed
Paul Durgin was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of a vehicle accident with personal injury, reckless operation and assault with a dangerous weapon
LaVale Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Chris Pryor died after returning home from a crash scene
Authorities said the cause of the fire remains under investigation
Middletown Mayor Dan Drew said the driver had multiple gas containers in the vehicle, which burst into flames after crashing into Middlesex Hospital
Firefighter Meredith Garee was on a fire truck ladder when a driver ran into the rig, causing injury to Garee’s arm
Jeremy Pinkley, 29, was pronounced dead at the scene of the two-vehicle crash
The firefighter was attempting to treat an injury on the man’s neck when he allegedly punched him in the face without provocation
Wyatt Taylor is “getting back to normal life” after being critically injured in an ATV crash and spending seven weeks in the hospital
Emory Leroy Rickerson was arrested Oct. 10 after he refused to remove his car so Georgia State Patrol troopers could access the crash scene
Chris Quinlan was on his way to work when he witnessed a truck hit a road barrier before being hit by two semis, causing it to catch fire
Six months earlier, Medical City Plano formed the “pre-hospital amputation team” after Collin County firefighters expressed a need
Rick Rickerson leapt into action and pulled Rebecca Buchanan from her crushed vehicle, and was arrested when he refused to leave her side
Tony Castone was unconscious in the hospital for almost a month after an alleged drunk driver swerved and struck him
Police said the ambulance was returning to the Wise Avenue Volunteer Company with its emergency lights on when the car crashed into the rear driver’s side
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