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As donated vehicles are destroyed by hostile action – more ambulances, fire trucks and SUVs are needed
FDNY Battalion Chief Daniel Sheridan shares the unforgettable close calls that have given him pause
The ERSI has already tracked 34 first responder roadway-incident deaths in 2022 and an average of two struck-by incidents daily
The state trooper’s SUV rear-ended a staged Bethel FD fire truck that had responded to a separate crash on I-89
The Prince George’s County Fire Department firefighters were transported with minor injuries after the single-vehicle incident
The Fort Worth engine sustained minor damage and was found about two blocks away
The apparatus landed on its side after crashing during a non-emergent response
Virginia Beach provided a fire engine and an ambulance, and Chesapeake provided a fire engine to help with transports
A Stevens County Fire District 7 ambulance was rammed on the road, and District 2 reported the theft of a truck and equipment
A driver reportedly ran a red light and crashed into two vehicles and an LAFD fire truck; a 76-year-old woman was transported and later died from her injuries
Each vehicle carries an EMT and basic life support equipment
The vehicles were responding to two different calls when the crash occurred
A vehicle hit two fire trucks and then a lieutenant with Palm Harbor Fire Rescue Squad 65 who was on foot
First responders need to train for prolonged patient care for the calls when ambulances are delayed or unavailable
The engine has been in the Los Angeles County Fire Museum shop since the museum was closed for COVID-19 restrictions
A heart attack patient died and eight FDNY members were injured when the ladder truck T-boned the ambulance
EMS Today 2020 brought together thousands of EMS professionals at the Tampa Convention Center this week
Fire officials said fire engines are often the first emergency vehicle to reach someone in need
An ambulance, state trooper SUV and a fire truck were involved in a multiple vehicle wreck that left two troopers injured
While London’s mom was being treated by paramedics, the firefighters took London’s attention and gave him a tour of the fire truck and let him play with the water hose
Formally known as the Move Over Law, it requires drivers to vacate the lane closest if there are first responders, public works employees or tow-truck operators on the shoulder
Jawwaad Tasawwur Robinson first sparked a fire after crashing a vehicle into a tree, and was receiving medical treatment when he stole a fire department truck
A transient jumped into a fire truck and attempted to pull the driver out of the cab; the firefighter got hurt attempting to defuse the situation
The most crucial part is to ensure the rigs you have or are requesting are matched to the threats facing the community
The department has half as many ambulances, which are busy most of the day, as they do fire trucks
A fire official said the fire truck got stuck in the mud and leaned over to one side to make contact with the ambulance
A 10-year-old boy was killed, his mother, father and two younger siblings are in the hospital; the firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries
Mississippi police say the rig’s driver did not yield right of way in the crash that killed one boy and injured six others
One of the moderately injured EMTs was airlifted to a hospital