Four Columbus firefighters were injured after a reportedly stolen car crashed into the engine they were riding on Monday afternoon.  The crash occurred around 3 p.m. at the intersection of 11th Avenue and Essex Avenue near the Ohio State Fairgrounds. The vehicle, which was believed to have been stolen, had multiple teenagers inside and crashed into...Read More

One volunteer firefighter was killed and another was left in critical condition in an early morning vehicle crash in Indiana, officials said. Kyle Osgood, 29, was driving a tanker truck en route to a barn fire around 6:30 a.m. on May 25 when the vehicle rolled over while approaching a curve, according to a news release from the state Department of Homeland Security....Read More

Firefighters battling Thursday’s massive fire in Charlotte’s South Park area abandoned a ladder truck moments before it became engulfed in flames and a building collapsed on it. As the next few hours unfolded, the decision appeared to be life-saving. Firefighters positioned the Fire Station 2 ladder to help rescue a crane operator trapped in the cab of the crane 160 feet high, according...Read More

A canceled contract to purchase new fire trucks has the Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire resorting to acquiring used trucks from outside departments, post-gazette.com reported. Faced with an aging fleet of fire trucks, the bureau recently bought two used fire trucks from local volunteer fire companies, after a contract worth $1.8 million to purchase three new trucks...Read More

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE)- The Fort Wayne Police Department investigated a crash with life-threating injuries early Saturday morning. The crash happened near the intersection of South Anthony Boulevard and Gardendale Avenue around 1:37 a.m. According to police, a vehicle hit a fire truck while it was pulling out of Fire Station 12. The fire truck...Read More