Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Renner’s snowplow rolled over him, breaking over 30 bones, leaving him in critical condition
The fire near Cochranton involved stacks of over 100 crushed vehicles
Chicago Firefighter Omotayo Kassim was granted pretrial release in a detention hearing over a shooting after a vehicle collision
The man was taken to a hospital, but wasn’t seriously hurt; no one else was injured
Christopher Swary, 43, had been a firefighter since 2002; colleagues said he was a great firefighter and had a heart of gold
Kaitlyn Carlson, 22, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.247, which is more than three times the legal threshold
The firefighters, who were on the hood of a car trying to disconnect the battery, were thrown from the car; the EMT working on a patient suffered a minor injury
The three people injured were all inside the ambulance; one EMT was airlifted to a hospital
When stopped by the police, the driver’s breathalyzer test was 0.15 — almost twice the legal limit of 0.08
The rig was being returned from a service center when it exited the roadway and struck the restaurant
Engineer David Nettles was driving en route to a call when it was hit by a car; the driver was critically hurt and passenger suffered minor injuries
The 73-year-old man hit a patch of ice, which made his car veer off the road and land upside down in a frozen pond
Officials said that while the road was slippery, the rig may have also experienced a mechanical problem that affected its brakes
The driver failed to yield to the rig, with its lights and sirens on, as it was turning; three firefighters on board weren’t hurt
The rig was responding to a medical call and hit a car, killing a 19-year-old woman who had been sitting in the passenger seat
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
Fire Chief Randy Burbank was in the rig at the time and suffered minor injuries
Joshua Woods, 24, was responding to a cardiac arrest call; he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree
The rig rolled over at an icy intersection; the firefighters sustained scrapes and bruises
It’s unclear if any firefighters were hurt; a freezing rain advisory has been issued
The man miraculously survived and was able to use his arms and legs
Two firefighters received minor injuries; the rig sustained considerable damage
Colter Berry, 28, joined the fire department in 2011 and was remembered as a dedicated member; he leaves behind his wife and 16-month-old son
Both rigs were running lights and sirens, but the firefighter driving the ambulance ran a red light
A man upset over a financial dispute set fire to a moving bus and fled as the flames trapped people inside
Jeffery Lanford, 54, was charged with a felony count of unlawful wounding and a misdemeanor count of leaving the scene of injury
Friends described Alejandro Santos, 18, as an infectiously upbeat teen with plans to marry his girlfriend, join the Army and go to college
The captain reportedly had a lot of redness on his neck and was missing his helmet
Chief Nate Tracey had his arms hooked under the man’s armpits, dragging the man across the road, away from the burning vehicle
Firefighters were getting their rescue boats and equipment ready in anticipation of a large amount of expected rainfall
David Beehler Jr., 37, veered off a road, crashing into a tree and utility pole
They were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries; the driver was charged with failure to maintain reasonable control
Sidney “Sid” Winer, 92, sustained serious fractures to both feet and had his right leg amputated below the knee on Dec. 3
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