Friday, February 3, 2012  We regret to advise you that the the Chief of the Franklin Township VFD, located in Erie County, PA was killed last night along with the Ass't Chief being critically injured in a crash while returning to quarters. Fire Chief David Flint was kil... [ more ]

Thursday, February 2, 2012  A Dolton teenager whose car collided Tuesday night with a Chicago Fire Department engine on the South Side has been charged with drunken driving, police said.

They said the crash occurred about 6:15 p.m. at Halsted Street and 128th Place, ... [ more ]

Tuesday, January 31, 2012   Authorities are trying to figure out why a car that was initially stopped near an intersecton started moving again and was struck by a fire engine hustling through an intersection to get to a fire alarm call this evening in the West Pullman ... [ more ]

Friday, January 27, 2012  The metallurgy analysis points to casting flaws in Snap-tite’s manufacturing process as the cause of the failure.


On 7-27-09 the Hampton Twp Fire Dept in Sussex County, NJ, was conducting a training exercise. The dril... [ more ]

Friday, January 27, 2012  A fire truck was unable to pump water on flames in the roof of a Farmington auto repair shop last week. Crews quickly switched to back-up equipment, but the business owner says the problems have him concerned.

Ed Fischer owns Starr Automot... [ more ]

Friday, January 27, 2012  An Orlando (FL) TV station found out exclusively that an Orange County fire chief has crashed his department vehicle six times in the last six years.

Orange County Assistant Chief Joe Sylvestri earned that he will be susp... [ more ]

Tuesday, January 24, 2012  A motorcyclist has died after colliding with a rescue truck that was responding to a call.

The incident occurred at about 6 a.m. near 46th Street and Northwest 12th Avenue. According to police, the rescue truck was transporting a patient t... [ more ]

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