Fire-EMS
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The footage shows a woman passing through the barriers and onto the line before breaking hard, just seconds before a train passes through
The 74-year-old female suffered a medical emergency before the crash and was not wearing a seat belt
A spokesperson for the Union announced on Tuesday that a mechanical defect to the vehicle sparked the flames
No one was seriously injured in the three-car accident crash, but two were taken to local hospitals with neck and back pain
The man allegedly kicked and punched hospital staff and threatened to assault everyone in the ER
Doctors performed open heart surgery and removed the nail ever so carefully; it didn’t pierce anything vital and he was back home two days later
William Duffield, 37, died after he lost control when trying to make a left turn; he hit an embankment and his SUV rolled multiple times
41-year-old Jason Littlehale, who downloaded child pornography on the job at an ambulance company, faces as much as 10 years in federal prison
A teenage girl was left with a broken leg and other injuries; she was rescued and flown to a hospital
He feared for the safety of his wife and child in the car, and was taken to the hospital for lacerations to his body after the bikers smashed the windows
The mother called 911 and both were taken to area hospitals and were listed in stable condition
Police say the pair was believed to have been drunk; the man was hospitalized with his legs torn off below the knee
When EMTs were wheeling her away, the dad asked the EMT what happened to his daughter as he saw her fall off the gurney
Two EMTs suffered minor injuries and were treated at a local hospital
His hat blew off his head and he was struck by the rotor when he reached for it
News helicopter footage showed all but the tail of the plane trapped under a collapsed section of the small building
Fire crews were out on a training exercise when the fire started
He was shot by the gunman twice; he was pronounced dead at the scene
Three people were pronounced dead at the home, and a fourth person died at a hospital
The car spun out and burst into flames; one woman was taken to a local hospital
The chief says some of the first on the scene were recruits within the department who had only been on the job a matter of weeks
Doctors on board performed CPR, but he died at a hospital of a heart attack
Factors or reasons behind the delayed responses are not yet known
Two EMTs and three others, including at least one child, were rushed to the hospital but are all expected to survive
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