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19
Nov

FORMER FIRE CHIEF CITED FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE WHILE INTOXICATED AFTER STRIKING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN PREVIOUS CRASH – OHIO

WEST UNION, Ohio (WXIX) – The former chief of an Adams County fire department was cited for OVI after a crash involving a fire truck, court docs say. Jerry Kirker, the former chief of the West Union Fire Department, was cited for OVI on Nov. 4 while the department was responding to a one-vehicle crash...
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19
Nov

Rock Island (IL) FD Down Two Apparatus After They Were Deemed Unsafe for Use

Nov. 17—Rock Island Fire Department needs to replace two engines. Fire Chief Bob Graff said one of the team members noticed some problems with one of the engines. He said an expert checked out the issue and said that it was best not to use the engine. A second engine also was checked and found it was...
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17
Nov

ILLINOIS ENIGINE STRUCK WHILE RESPONDING

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The city of Decatur will be shopping once again for a new fire apparatus after a recent traffic accident. Decatur Fire Department Engine 8 was responding to a call with emergency lights and siren when it was struck by another vehicle at an intersection. No firefighters were injured. The engine is likely...
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13
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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