Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
South Charleston firefighters were injured when their fire engine was involved in a crash with a passenger vehicle
Officials say the firefighters’ vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer in British Columbia as they were travelling home
Smoke began to come from the cab of the Gladwyne tiller during ladder testing
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
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
