Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Firefighters from six departments worked to extinguish a burning Tesla on I-65 in Autauga County
Matthew Reum was pinned in the wreckage, underneath the I-94 bridge, since Dec. 20
Four Thomasville firefighters were injured when their fire engine was struck buy an SUV and overturned
Firefighters responded to a report of an unresponsive male in his car when he woke up and tried to run over a firefighter
The firefighter is accused of taking the rig on a joyride and then crashing it after a night out drinking
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The fire chief said he was shocked and offended by the post; the firefighter later issued an apology
Robert Prior lost the use of his legs after he got into a crash in 2008; he began traveling to schools to talk about the dangers of driving while impaired
The firefighters were on their way to an apartment fire when a car pulled out in front of the rig
Brian Bigelow, 22, swerved to miss a deer and suffered serious head injuries
Investigators said the woman was texting while driving; no firefighters were hurt
They were going to a meeting they thought was scheduled for Thursday but was the day before; they said they were going to the wrong place at the right time
The two-story house on fire was vacant and firefighters were able to bring it under control within 30 minutes
Firefighter Robert Melvin Bryant Jr., 51, was making a turn when his pickup was hit from behind by a car; his truck flipped several times and hit a tree
Sarah Ray became a social media sensation when a photo of her helping at a crash scene in her wedding dress went viral
The bicyclist, who suffered non-life threatening injuries, was riding in the bike lane when the rig attempted to turn into a gas station
Officials didn’t know the firefighter’s condition, but he was taken to a hospital with a broken leg
Matthew Gallant has been on the job since 2013 and is a well-liked member of the department who comes from a family of firefighters
Billy Naillon, 26, who served tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, was partially ejected from the vehicle and pronounced deceased on the scene
They are suing the manufacturers of the rig, claiming the vehicle was defective because the tiller box was designed without protective measures
Eight people, including the driver, escaped from the bus after the driver opened the door; others were trapped as the blaze consumed the vehicles
The firefighters were en route to a warehouse fire; they were taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries
The 27-year-old man crossed into the path of the responding rig; no firefighters were hurt
Matthew Griffin, 41, was a 20-year medic and a member of an EMS motorcycle club
The volunteer firefighter, who also works at an electric company, called to get the power shut off to get the patient removed from a car that struck an electric pole
Crews had to extricate the van driver who struck the rig; three firefighters suffered minor injuries
David Lodarski and his son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending him tumbling toward oncoming traffic
Sarah Ray was on her way to her wedding reception when she received a call stating her grandparents and father got into a crash
Firefighter Don Bardsley was driving his daughter to school when he saw the submerged vehicle in a pond with its driver trapped
Jennifer Hanna, 37, was motivated to be a ‘top notch firefighter’ after the January 2015 death of her firefighter husband
The low-speed impact knocked the firefighter to the ground; his injuries were not serious
Firefighters on the rig reported an air leak issue with the brakes, but officials are unsure if that issue caused the accident
Fire officials said Rick Wimberley’s pelvis was fractured in four spots, but that he won’t need surgery and is in good spirits
