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Before fire and ems crew arrived, the woman said two men pulled her out of the overturned vehicle
Tessie Smith was responding to a call in March when her ambulance was struck head-on by an impaired driver
A nurse and his wife, a paramedic, pulled over to the side of a highway after they saw a body in the road
The ambulance was responding to a call and had its lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred
Ricardo Jimenez, 24, said he immediately parked his car and took off his pants when they began to smoke
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Forecasters said cold air that’s moved into the region is boosting conditions for lake-effect snow
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The report stated that Glen Chappell, 67, was driving nearly twice the speed limit when he crashed the bus
Students reported symptoms of fast heart rate, dizziness and dry mouth; 11 remain hospitalized
Additionally, AAA found that drivers who missed two to three hours of sleep in a 24-hour period more than quadrupled their risk of a crash
The conductor and engineer killed in the crash were likely sleeping in their southbound train as it sped through a stop signal and hit a northbound train
Dr. Randall Cornateanu was driving home when he saw Daniel Wesley and others injured at the scene
Steven M. Marsh, 26, was charged with making terroristic threats, disorderly conduct and harassment, simple assault and public drunkenness
Officials said seven or eights shots were fired at EMS personnel while they were aiding a patient
As the students piled out of their vehicle to help, paramedic and professor David Fifer’s first worry was for their safety
A roommate who called 911 said the two were drunk at the time of the incident
Two cars were submerged inside a sinkhole created when a large sewer line ruptured during heavy rain
Paramedic Andrew Carthew, 59, had his left eye removed after a flesh-eating parasite became potentially fatal
Gunshots were heard during Warren David Darlow’s 911 call as he told the dispatcher two suspects were breaking into his home
Officials called on the international community to condemn the attack
EMS personnel were taking a patient into a medical center when the ambulance was stolen
The ambulance was responding to a call when it was struck by an SUV at an intersection
Officials said it would be a “huge challenge,” especially during a mass evacuation, but winter shelter plans are in place and agencies are ready to respond
The university’s alert emergency texting service quickly put out a message urging students, faculty and employees to stay away from the area
Two people were in critical condition, two others were in serious condition and four were being transferred to another hospital for further treatment
The board reported the plane made an abrupt left turn after takeoff and failed to ascend into the air
A fire official said the fire truck got stuck in the mud and leaned over to one side to make contact with the ambulance
Responders initially responded to calls of a man walking around with only a towel on
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