Vehicle Fire and Crash Incidents
Four people, including two paramedics, were injured when a pickup truck collided with an ambulance
Street racing is considered after a Chrysler PT Cruiser slammed into a fire engine as it was responding to a call
Firefighters used a rope rescue evolution to reach a driver trapped for days in a ravine
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
A city-issued report now contradicts the coroner’s conclusion that the teen survived the crash and was killed by fire trucks
Medic Mike Stevens was supported by fellow first responders at the scene and at the hospital
Two firefighters were injured after getting into a minor crash on their way to the fire; another was hurt by an exploding propane tank
Ind. Fire Chief Mick Pawlik said he was shocked as he looked down the endless stretch of mangled semis and crumpled cars on Interstate 94
William Shook, 42, a lieutenant with the Taylorsville Fire Department, was killed in a two-vehicle head-on crash
An 11-year-old girl was also flung from the vehicle and died; their five children were hospitalized after the collision on the way to a party at a rollerskating rink
The firefighter suffered a minor injury; the truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene and four other people were injured
Three EMTs were also injured when Walter Manuel, 79, tried to take a left turn in front of an ambulance that was transporting a patient
It sounded like a transformer had blown, the captain recalled; he held the man’s neck to guard against spinal cord injury until rescuers arrived
The fire truck veered to avoid hitting another vehicle and overturned; two firefighters were in the truck, but no one was injured
The firefighters said everyone seemed OK after the crash, including the little girl’s mom and dad
The fire truck, with its lights and siren activated, was responding to an emergency call when it struck the bicyclist
A car slammed into the passenger side of the fire truck as it paused to look for oncoming traffic; no firefighters were hurt but the driver of the car is seriously injured
Daniel Shafranski, 44, was pulled over after his vehicle drifted and nearly struck a police car; he admitted to lying about being a firefighter to get out of the ticket
Hunter LeGrand faces murder and DWI charges after hitting an ambulance head-on, killing the patient and injuring two medics
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Only one firefighter was inside the vehicle and was was not injured; damage to the truck was minimal
There were no injuries and road conditions were reportedly not slick; the driver was wearing a seatbelt at the time
