Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Tualatin Valley firefighters had to stabilize several vehicles during two separate extrications
A Londonderry firefighter was injured during an MVC that involved several auto maintenance chemicals
A bus carrying farm workers overturned after it collided with a truck in Marion County
Portland’s fire code does not apply to food carts like it does to restaurants and other permanent structures
California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection says the contracted trucker was the first firefighting worker to die in the wildfires
Officials said the force of the impact sent the vehicle careening into some nearby woods
Both firefighter-EMTs were conscious but seriously injured, according to Police Chief Jerrod Thompson
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David Hayes and a registered nurse witnessed an impaired driver rear-end another driver, causing his car to flip seven times
William Verbeck set fire to his truck in a scheme to cover up raffle ticket funds he stole
Tyler Fire Department Captain Marty Lawrence and his wife were in Arkansas when the crash occurred
Officials said an ambulance headed to one call crashed into a Vallejo Fire Department Ford Explorer headed to another call
Matt Deicher died from injuries he suffered in a 2003 ambulance rollover
Joseph Donhauser, 22, was killed early Sunday when his car went off the road
A witness tried unsuccessfully to put the fire out with a hose and was unable to open the car door because of the heat
“It’s hard to see something like that. I think it hit everybody,” father Pat Spettel said about seeing his daughter pretend to be a DUI victim
Police said the F-350 fire department vehicle was turning left when it hit Melinda Heald
Brian Sumrall was on his way to give hay to a cattle owner who was impacted by the hurricane when he was hit by a truck
A video appeared to show the charter bus racing through the intersection without applying its brakes
Captain Justin Scharschu was driving when a massive tree fell and landed on the road
A large moving van struck the rear of the ambulance during a thunderstorm with heavy rains
Battalion Chief Gary Helming was killed in a car crash after battling the Sierra National Forest blaze
The truck was responding to a call when it crashed into a car, which then crashed into another vehicle
Brandon Clevenger is wanted for reckless driving causing death after data showed he was driving at speeds as high as 90 mph and using his phone
Janet Heggeman lost control of her vehicle and crashed into a tree, causing the car to set on fire
Officials said they were heading to a nearly 8,000-acre fire in the Modoc National Forest when the crash occurred
A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally; police linked a fatal helicopter crash killing 2 troopers to the rally as well
The 16-year-old didn’t stop at a red light and collided with the fire truck before crashing into a utility pole
Seven firefighters and a bystander lifted the vehicle with their bare hands as two other firefighters pulled the victim out
In Michael Zier’s honor, firefighters put a thin red line across their engine, hung up a wreath and put his gear out on display
The firefighter held the girl in his arms and gently rocked her from side to side
Steven Boo was on his way to a county fair when the crash occurred; his girlfriend was also in the car but was not hurt
The driver of the pick-up truck was taken into custody; police found narcotics and weapons inside his car
Firefighters arrived to find the engine compartment and driver’s area of the bus engulfed by flames
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