Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
San Diego firefighters said it took an “extended time” to extinguish the fire
The Tulsa Fire Department was responding to a reported building fire at the time of the crash
Firefighter Dan Goen was one of nine firefighters injured in an explosion while fighting a CNG-powered truck fire
Police said they don’t know why the man veered into the wrong lane, but paramedics noted his blood sugar was “extremely elevated”
Fire officials said a critical incident stress management team was on site to make sure firefighters were OK
Smiths Grove Assistant Chief Steven Wilson said he jumped into a ditch and watch the tractor-trailer slide above him
Firefighters and police were initially unable to locate the crashed vehicle, but were able to do so after authorities used her phone to ping a location
Lucas Morace, 35, was riding his motorcycle when it hit the front driver’s side of a pickup truck over the weekend
Ryan Kramer suffered head injures and broken bones when a motorist drove around traffic cones and ran into him
Firefighters will face suspensions and docked pay for failing to respond to crash scenes
The officer was directing traffic around a crash scene when he was struck by another vehicle
Volunteer firefighter Ruben Mast, 43, was ejected from his pickup truck
German police say they’ve arrested a suspect believed to be the driver of the truck
Tallahassee Capt. Bradley Allen Deanda was hit and killed while on the side of the road Dec. 11
Officials said the rig flipped as it was attempting to get on a ramp
Firefighter-EMT Rachel Itzoe was walking into her house and heard the crash; she and a friend ran to the scene and assessed the situation
The semi’s trailer separated when the driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the rig
The firefighter sustained minor injuries, with the most serious being a fracture
Firefighters were responding to a crash scene when a second vehicle struck a fire captain
Lt. Justin Garrett Smith, 37, died of his injuries when his motorcycle veered off the road and over an embankment
The suit asks for more than $25,000 and for the department to implement safe movement and back-up procedures
The man’s vehicle crashed into a fire truck that was responding to another crash scene
William Schmidt was in his living room when he heard honking and a loud crash outside his home
Zach Crowley’s fellow firefighters responded to the call, but were unable to save him
The firefighter was on his way home when the vehicle in front of him crashed into a ditch
Recent crashes like the one in Indy show how dangerous and different these vehicle fires are, and why training is necessary
Andover Fire Capt. Dennis Hall was traveling to a ski resort when a vehicle crossed the center lane and struck his vehicle
Capt. Bradley Allen Deanda was removing hunting gear from his vehicle when he was struck
The engine was initially dispatched to the causeway after a silver sedan struck the exterior guardrail
Firefighters in a Houston suburb discovered two bodies in the trunk after responding to a call about a car fire Friday morning
The volunteer firefighter said he noticed his pickup truck was missing after he pulled over to help crash victims
This year, firefighters partook in a hot wing-eating contest, searched for Civil War-era shipwrecks and saved birds from trees
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