Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Air ambulances and ground EMS teams treated multiple victims after a van carrying 14 tourists collided with a pickup and caught fire
In September 2024, a Greene County Fire Rescue battalion chief was killed in an explosion while investigating cargo during a tractor-trailer fire
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
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
Zebras, camels and a miniature horse were rescued from a burning truck in Grant County
Authorities stated 23 vehicles were involved in the initial chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
First responders in Maury County used log chains, tow straps to keep the truck from falling down the 200-foot cliff
A Spokane Valley fire truck had been stopped at an MVA when it was struck by a vehicle
Icy conditions led to a close call for firefighters in Arnold
Joseph Zadroga, father of NYPD Detective James Zadroga who died of a respiratory ailment related to work at Ground Zero, was struck by an SUV
A fiery crash in Hasbrouck Heights destroyed a business and slowed trains
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 driver, Michael Avery, purchased gasoline, fuel containers before crashing outside a Rochester venue, killing two pedestrians
A Monitor Township firefighter was initially in ICU after being hit by a truck while on the scene of an MVA
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