A driver suffered major injuries after slamming into the back of a Kings County Fire engine Thursday morning. It happened around 11:00 a.m. on Highway 198 near 6th Avenue. According to the CHP, the driver of an SUV clipped the fire engine, hit a trailer and came to a rest on the side of the...Read More

A motorcyclist died after a collision with a fire engine in Orange on Wednesday, June 5, and three firefighters were injured. The crash happened near the intersection of Collins Avenue and Roberto Street, a dispatcher for the Metro Cities Fire Authority said. The motorcyclist was transported to a hospital, where the man was later pronounced...Read More

A deadly fire truck accident seven years ago triggered what was thought to be a major overhaul of the Boston Fire Department’s fleet maintenance division, but 5 Investigates has learned that promised overhaul has been an “abject failure,” according to a key safety expert. Watch the report The city made changes to the fleet maintenance...Read More

EV Group, Inc. (“REV Group”), a leading manufacturer of specialty vehicles for commercial, fire & emergency and recreation markets, announced today the acquisition of Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corp. (“KME” or the “Company”). Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Nesquehoning, Pennsylvania, KME has grown to over 800 associates with company operations in Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York,...Read More

As you will recall, there was a fatal crash involving a fire department tanker in Mississippi that killed a 10-year-old boy (Higuillermo Perez Mentreo) on April 3, 2016. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is now stating that the fire apparatus driver failed to yield the right of way-the apparatus was not responding, but was out doing...Read More