Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
Dawson County Deputy Jessie Perez had served with the sheriff’s office for eight months; he also served with the O’Donnell Volunteer Fire Department and Lynn County EMS
A Wayne County firefighter and Cleveland Clinic flight medic was killed after being struck by a vehicle while assisting a stranded driver
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
When Kingsville firefighters arrived at the I-95 EMS call, a driver struck both the fire engine and the rescue squad
Governor Ned Lamont said the heat from the fire in Norwalk compromised some of the I-95 bridge
Photographs provided by the Portland Police Bureau show police cars in flames, including one next to a large propane tank
Tanker carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline on I-95 in Norwalk was involved in a collision with a tractor-trailer and a car
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Monitor Township Firefighter Jeff Sargeson was calling for additional resources when he saw the pickup truck heading towards him
First responders, surgical staff in Temple worked for over four hours to rescue people pinned inside their vehicle under the load
A Bluewell firefighter was injured when a collision sent the department brush truck into a beauty salon
The California Highway Patrol said multiple passengers were ejected in the crash
Officials evacuated an area west of downtown Columbus fearing a possible explosion
The California Highway Patrol said Recruit Jacob Fuerte was in an earlier collision before exiting his vehicle and was not in a hit-and-run incident
Six people were injured, one critically, when a collision sent a Stockton fire engine into a house
A fire department recruit was fatally injured while on the scene of a collision on the 101 Freeway
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New Kinlock firefighters faced what they called “a daunting sight” upon arrival
Researchers are experimenting with a “self-extinguishing” battery for electric vehicles, while one car manufacturer is exploring compressed hydrogen as a fuel source
Boulder firefighters found the electric vehicle smoking and filled the box when it exploded
The West Henrietta Fire Department established “a collapse zone” under the bridge due to the semi’s precarious position
Surveillance video from the Tempe FD shows a vehicle speeding through the parking lot, nearly hitting multiple firefighters
Firefighter Frank Whitt was killed in a crash while en route to escort EMT Drake Adams to a funeral home
Three Goodwill Fire Co. Station No. 25 FFs were returning from a training exercise in a Ford Explorer when a vehicle hit their vehicle, causing it to travel down an embankment
Both vehicles were engulfed in flames when firefighters from the Rushville FD and Schuyler County Fire Protection District arrived at the scene
Despite being injured, the Mill Creek hotshots assisted after the crash, providing medical attention to crew members and civilians
Birmingham firefighters worked to rescue the driver from under the beam, estimated to weigh 60,000 pounds
Marlboro firefighters called for additional firefighters and a tanker after finding over 30 vehicles burning
Louisville Firefighter Bryce Carden credits teamwork in the George Rogers Clark Memorial Bridge rescue
A Louisville firefighter was lowered to rescue the driver as the cab of her rig hung off the bridge after a crash
San Diego firefighters said it took an “extended time” to extinguish the fire
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