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November 13, 2023
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Nov

SIX INJURED IN CRASH INVOLVING DCFD ENGINE AND TOUR BUS

WASHINGTON (WJLA) — Crews are at the scene of a crash involving a D.C. Fire and EMS truck and a tour-style bus in Southeast D.C. Wednesday. The crash happened on Pennsylvania Avenue at Alabama Avenue Southeast, officials said. Six people were hospitalized after a fire truck and tour bus collided in SE D.C. (WJLA) A total of six...
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13
Nov

LADDER TRUCK INVOLVED IN CRASH ENROUTE TO HOUSE FIRE, NO INJURIES – WEST VIRGINIA

UPDATE: A Parkersburg firetruck was involved in a three-vehicle wreck while responding to a report of a structure fire. Initial information from Wood County Dispatch reported a two-vehicle crash. The wreck occurred near 36th Street and Central Avenue at approximately 4:18 p.m. There are no reported injuries, according to Wood County Dispatch. The firetruck is responsible...
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13
Nov

MASSIVE LOS ANGELES PALLET FIRE SHUTS DOWN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, CONSUMES ENGINE – CALIFORNIA

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a State of Emergency in Los Angeles County Saturday night to help facilitate cleanup and repairs after a pallet fire shut down portion of the 10 Freeway in both directions. The fire was first reported at 12:22 a.m. in the 1700 block of East 14th Street, according...
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13
Nov

ENGINE STRUCK WHILE WORKING GRASS FIRE – NEW HAMPSHIRE

MERRIMACK, NH — Merrimack Fire Department and New Hampshire State Police received multiple calls for brushfires in more than a dozen locations on the F.E. Everett Turnpike on November 12, 2023. All the reported fires were in the southbound lane, from Bedford to Nashua, and appeared to be started by a malfunctioning truck. A witness...
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Nov

CHIEF’S VEHICLE STRUCK WHILE RESPONDING TO VEHICLE FIRE – FLORIDA

BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A Brevard County district fire chief is expected to be OK after the vehicle he was in was struck while crews were working a crash scene in Interstate 95 on Sunday, according to a news release. Brevard County Fire Rescue officials said the district chief was inside of the District 20 vehicle...
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