Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
A ladder truck owned for just six months by Jamesville Volunteer Fire and EMS was heavily damaged in a fire that also impacted the station
East Branch Assistant Chief Jason McGlone was electrocuted after responding to a crash with a suspected DUI driver, where an electrical wire touched the top of his fire truck
Firefighter Jonathan Ashworth, 23, had served with Fire Protection District 4 since 2018
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
Data shows Oregon has the highest rate of death per 100,000 people
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
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
Veteran FF injured in truck blast that hurt eight others was extubated
One of the seriously injured firefighters remains in stable but critical condition
A house explosion and a semi-truck blast resulted in the death of one firefighter and at least 18 injured between the two scenes
Seven firefighters were injured in an explosion while fighting a truck fire
Spalding County firefighters were alerted to smoke in the firehouse just before 3 a.m.
Video shows the moment a car crashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ED in Austin
Michael M. Lopez-Medina is charged with setting fire to vehicles, structures in Woodbury
Yanaisa Pulido, an EMT with Miami Dade Ambulance, had stopped to help victims when a vehicle struck her
Video showed people breaking windows, vandalizing the driverless Waymo car before lighting a firework inside
Four Albany firefighters were injured in a rollover while responding to a call
Attorney Amy Witherite, an expert in trucking safety, warns that these 80,000-pound vehicles may pose a special danger to first responders
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