Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Mattituck Firefighter Leonard Llewelyn, 82, died from injuries after being struck by a car
Charlotte firefighters had to use struts to stabilize the vehicle before removing three people inside
In one crash, a Cruise vehicle had a green light, entered an intersection, and struck by a fire truck responding to a call
The department’s rescue truck had stopped to help a motorist whose tire had blown out when an SUV ran into the back of the rig
A fire truck heading to a fire collided with another engine and then crashed into a restaurant, injuring 15 people
The firefighters were not seriously injured; all firefighters in the vehicle were wearing a seat belt
Sgt. Frank Guinn was killed in a bike accident Friday while training for a triathlon; firefighter Jermaine Hall died Saturday of a brain aneurysm
Chad Arnold heard an explosion and rushed to the scene on Interstate 5 last week
The high school students were on a college tour; some escaped through a window before the bus burst into flames, and responders set up a triage scene for at least 36 injured
The firefighters were taken to a hospital in serious condition; the cause of the crash is under investigation
Firefighter Earl Harrington became pinned between a fire truck and another vehicle which struck them due to low visibility from the fire’s smoke
His father and twin brother, also firefighters, were among the first responders on the scene
The three — one with an open head wound and the others with minor injuries — were taken to a hospital; they were treated and later released
A vehicle struck the fire truck, pinning the firefighter between another vehicle
Andrew Davidson, 18, was on his way home from a shift when his motorcycle crossed the double yellow line and collided with a semi-truck
The engine’s front tire went through rotting wood, and blocked access to the fully engulfed house
A woman was also extricated from her car, and all were treated for non-life threatening injuries
Fire Chief Keith Dale Oelmann, 59, died after his car went off a bridge and rolled on a rural highway
All six firefighters had their seat belts on at the time of the crash; they were all evaluated and released
The injured firefighters were responding to a brush fire; one was flown to a hospital for non-life threatening injuries and the other was treated locally
Salafai Carol Iosefa, 29, worked as a firefighter with the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel Fire Department; she also volunteered for the Whittier Fire Department
Firefighters were responding to a medical call when the ambulance got stuck in mud; the firefighter was behind the ambulance when he was hit
She’s collecting patches and shirts from emergency responders everywhere to present it to firefighter Scott Tanksley’s family
Firefighters had to free the 22-year-old woman and she was airlifted to the hospital with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder and hip
The firefighter sustained head and chest injuries and was airlifted to a hospital
The jury deliberated eight hours on the charges against the 29-year-old man; he faces a possible term of 14 years
The suspected drunk driver fleeing from police crashed through festival barricades and slammed into people outside a nightclub
The tanker, which was carrying about 8,500 gallons of gasoline, burst into flames after colliding with a car on a highway
John, a firefighter of about 20 years, spent six months in the hospital; he is still in rehab for a “severely broken” left leg and a shoulder injury that leaves him unable to lift one of his arms above elbow level
Firefighters told the jury about the crash scene where firefighter Chris Brown was killed
Firefighter Mike Tripican apparently tried to flee police by running into the ocean and also kicked an EMT in the face as he was being loaded into an ambulance
Firefighters were not aware of the crash until the station’s alerting system dispatched them
Firefighter Darrell Barber said he has responded to car pileups before, but had never experienced one like Saturday’s
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