Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
A fire department recruit was fatally injured while on the scene of a collision on the 101 Freeway
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Phillip “Eddie” Turner, 59, was on his way to the fire station when the crash occurred
Athens-Clarke County firefighter Matt Hughes was working an off-duty job when the crash occurred
Phillip E. Turner, 59, was driving to the fire station when the crash occurred
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Police officers applied an emergency tourniquet on Robert Rendon after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck
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Firefighter Jeffrey Dupoux was nearby when a woman’s SUV overturned and burst into flames
Mark Horton was traveling to an IAFF training seminar when the crash occurred
Lt. Chris Taylor was riding his motorcycle when a truck pulled out in front of him
The department said the firefighter-paramedic suffered several broken bones and nerve damage, but is awake and talking
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
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