Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
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
Firefighter John Mike Cummins was returning from a call when he suffered a medical problem and crashed into three other vehicles
Firefighter Jason Hamilton died Jan. 27 after his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
Assistant Chief James McKenzie had his red emergency light activated when the crash occurred
The fire truck was struck after another vehicle failed to yield; no firefighters were injured
Ryan Moyer was collecting donations for a department fundraiser; he leaves behind his wife and a 3-month-old son
Jeffrey K. O’Neil, who turned 37 on Wednesday, died at the scene after the vehicle he was riding in crashed into a utility pole
Firefighters had just returned to their station from a call when they saw a house fire nearby
Officials said the rescue was an “act of bravery and professionalism”
Firefighters said the bleeding woman was pulling into the station when she lost consciousness and rolled into a closed bay door
Crews ran out to find a mangled car with an injured driver trapped inside
Officials said Jason D. Hamilton, 43, lost control of his vehicle and struck another vehicle
Tyson Mason, 29, was killed after a truck crashed head-on into his vehicle; he leaves behind his one-week-old son
Officer David Fahey, 39, was setting out flares near the crash scene when a driver struck him and fled the scene
Firefighter Michael Shorter, 26, died after he and his wife were thrown from his motorcycle
Tyson Mason, 29, and a nurse were returning from a shift when the vehicle they were in was struck head-on by a pickup truck
Two other off-duty firefighters in the vehicle were treated and released from the hospital
Make sure the rig is positioned to best attack the fire and not become compromised if the situation changes
A vehicle that had been traveling behind the fire engine hit the engine in the left rear as it turned
Firefighters were responding to a call when their rig slid across the highway, veered into a ditch and rolled
Fire officials said the truck was acting as a buffer to protect responders working a crash scene on the highway
James Wildman, 23, was killed after his truck veered off the road and crashed into a river over the weekend
The firefighter suffered fractures in his neck and back and an arm injury in a vehicle crash his colleagues responded to in December 2016
Walter “Butch” Fike Jr., 50, was a 33-year veteran and a mentor to junior firefighters
Lindell Marbut witnessed the wreck, banged on the windshield with his cane and helped to pull the driver from the car as his caretaker called 911
Officials said the driver had fallen asleep; no one was injured
Amy Dimmery, 34, was driving home from responding to a call when she and her husband were involved in car crash
Fire officials said a ladder and engine truck crashed into each other while responding to an automatic fire alarm
Police believe the woman may have suffered a medical emergency while driving
The volunteer firefighter was crossing the street in front of a fire station when he was struck
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