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Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents

A Fuller Hose Company volunteer was struck by a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed
The driver hit a gas line when crashing into the Fresno house, causing the fire
Fairfield’s Rescue 1 was damaged after a pickup truck struck the rig while firefighters were working on I-95
The 25-year-old man used his car to hit another car and then bit a firefighter and kicked a paramedic who came to help the victims at the scene
hey were sprayed with foam while lying in gas, but they continued to extricate the tanker driver
Two firefighters were taken to a hospital for a checkup after the truck struck a walkway fence
When firefighters arrived on the scene, large flames could be seen shooting from out of the overturned semi truck
Firefighter Tony Nunes, a 28-year veteran, was found after being pinned beneath a tractor
The firefighters helping the medics and the others in the ambulance were treated at a hospital for their injuries
Fire Chief Randy Pogue died from injuries he suffered after his department pickup hit a patch of ice and crashed Feb. 2
After firefighters left the scene at a hotel alarm run, the fire truck hit a parked car and several large trees before coming to a stop
The father was following his family in a separate vehicle when a motorist blew a stop sign at 60 mph and crashed into his wife and children
Fire gutted the car and scattered debris; two men were injured and the cause of the explosion is unknown
William Scott Tanksley, 40, with Dallas Fire-Rescue, died after falling off a bridge while working an accident on a bridge over an interstate
The rescue took about two hours after a car hit a tanker truck and fell 120 feet and landed upright on 8 feet of snow
Heavy rain, breaking waves and limited visibility posed as challenges for the firefighters
The grand jury is looking into whether any firefighters helped their colleague try to evade responsibility for the crash
Fire officials said two people were critically injured in the crash and at least two others suffered minor injuries
A paramedic and the patient inside the ambulance were among those dead; the crash is under investigation
Firefighter William Tanksley, a 14-year veteran, leaves behind a wife and three children
Firefighter Joshua Kidd, 31, was on his way home after finishing his shift when he was killed in a wreck after his pickup went out of control and rolled
Fire chief and paramedic Sam Lubin, 48, was driving when his car went off the road and struck several trees
A truck carrying salt caught fire in the underground facility; mine rescue crews determined the fire was out and the area safe
The department was short staffed and he was the only one left at the station; the chief asked him to drive the water tanker to help fight a fire
It would have made the charge a felony, and the driver’s license would have been suspended for a year
The firefighter and officer got in a dispute over where the fire engine should park while firefighters were responding to the crash
The SUV flipped four times after the driver tried to swerve from a deer
Fire equipment operator Todd Martinez,49, was riding his bike when he was struck by a pickup truck
The fire and rescue vehicle nearly collided with a man in a pickup truck who appears to have suffered a medical emergency and died in a crash
Bryce Allen, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in the March 19, 2012 collision that killed Jacksonville Fire Department Capt. Donald Jones
A police officer ran across the street to a muffler shop to get a jack to lift the car; another officer and firefighter helped get the girl out
The fire truck was hit a second time from behind and will be out of service for a long time
The nurse witnessed the wreck and removed the boy as the pickup began to catch fire