2 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN BRAZIL FIRE APPARATUS CRASH

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  We regret to advise you that this morning, a fire apparatus overturned and caught fire in the city of Guarapari, Southeast Brazil, killing 2 Firefighters in the Line of Duty. The FFs, left the city of Vitória to test the 10-thousand-liter tanker ... [ more ]

   


 

Ohio Fire Apparatus Crash Suspect Dies

Brentley S. Montgomery

Brentley S. Montgomery

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A former Bainbridge resident identified as having allegedly stolen and then crashed a fire truck Friday has died.

Monday morning, the Ross County Sheriff’s Office identified Brentley S. Montgomery, 19, as the suspect in the incident... [ more ]

   


 

APPARATUS STRUCK BY DRUNK IN HOUSTON

Sunday, May 12, 2013  A Houston firefighter is in the hospital after the fire truck he was in was hit by a suspected drunk driver last night in northwest Houston.


Police say the fire truck had its emergency lights on while responding to a call on t... [ more ]

   


 

THIEF CRASHES STOLEN FD TANKER IN OH

Saturday, May 11, 2013  A volunteer fire department in rural Ross County is minus a fire truck after an early-morning joy ride ended in a crash that destroyed the tanker truck and critically injured the suspected thief.

A man broke into the Harrison Township fir... [ more ]

   


 

MAKE SURE TO SECURE YOUR TAR TRAILER!

Wednesday, May 8, 2013  OOPS!


   


 

MS ENGINE COLLIDES WITH CAR

Friday, May 3, 2013  One person was injured Monday when a Jackson fire truck collided with a red convertible, fire officials said.

The crash happened about 8:30 a.m. on Lakeland Drive near Ridgewood Road. The driver of the convertible was taken to the Uni... [ more ]

   


 

ANOTHER DRUNK DRIVER LITERALLY STRIKES (FIRE APPARATUS) AGAIN

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A civilian driver was so drunk that he passed out behind the wheel and ran into a fire truck.
A court affidavit said Phillip Pomeroy had been drinking five days straight when he got behind the wheel and rammed a Nashville (TN) fire engi... [ more ]

   


 

AL AERIAL TEETERS ON THE BRINK OF DISASTER DURING TOW

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  An 80,000 pound Birmingham Fire truck teetered on the edge of disaster this morning.

Truck One, in need of a tow to the shop to fix a hydraulics problem, was loaded onto a Birmingham Towing flatbed to head over to the city garage on ... [ more ]

   


 

FD HAS 4 APPARATUS PLACED OUT OF SERVICE FOR MECHANICAL ISSUES IN MA

Monday, April 29, 2013  Four fire department vehicles were out of commission Friday, on the same day that the Fire Department fought back-to-back blazes in town, in the same week the fire chief was placed on paid administrative leave and a new acting fire chief named... [ more ]

   


 

HAVING A BAD DAY

Friday, April 19, 2013  ....


   


 
 
 

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