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The driver of this heavy rescue rig lost control for
unknown reasons and clipped a utility pole before the unit rolled to its
side. Three firefighters received very minor injuries. |
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Tanker lost control while passing another vehicle,
water shift caused rollover. Two firefighters received minor
injuries. |
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Responding tanker slid off hill into deep ditch, two
firefighters injured, one of whom was airlifted. |
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Pumper-tanker with less than 4,000 miles on the
odometer veers across all lanes of interstate highway and falls off of
embankment for unknown reasons. Three firefighters injured. |
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A car crossed the median line and struck a ladder truck
which was not in response mode. One firefighter suffered minor
injuries, the car driver was killed. |
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A "tillered" aerial apparatus entered the
median to avoid suddenly slowing traffic on an interstate, jackknifed
and rolled at least once. Three firefighters were injured. |
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An ambulance carrying a four year old patient and his
parents (who were trained caregivers) veered off of an expressway,
struck a tree and rolled. The patient's mother was killed, the
patient, patient's father, an attending EMT, and the driver were all
hospitalized. A second fatal accident occurred in the resulting
traffic backup. |
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Tire tread separation is suspected in this multiple
rollover crash that killed the 88 year old patient and injured the
driver EMT and attendant paramedic. |
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A rural engine responding during extreme storm
conditions veered off the road and overturned. Two firefighters
were slightly injured. |
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A heavy rescue unit responding to a working fire broad-sided
a car while crossing an intersection, no information on traffic signal
status was available. All three passengers in the car were
hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. |
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This engine company was stopped by a building after a collision with a bus. There were no serious injuries.
The placement of the sign on the building was somewhat ironic, though. |
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One of four accidents to impact this department on what
became known locally to them as "Grand Slam" day. The
events of the day prompted a drastic change in the department's response
policies |
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My record of this collision does not note fault,
traffic signal status, or deaths/injuries, though clearly the situation
was dire for the driver of the car. |
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This engine company was severely damaged by heat
exposure at a warehouse fire. |
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This engine company was badly damaged internally when
it was driven into standing water in an attempt to attack a fire during
extreme flooding conditions. It operated under these conditions
for some time before failing. |
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Two fire engines responding to a call that later was
determined to be a false alarm collided in an intersection. One of
the engines then hit a car. An eight-month pregnant woman, her
four year old son, and twelve firefighters were injured. |
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A car with two occupants pulled in front of a
responding ladder truck, and was hit. Both occupants were
hospitalized with non-life threatening conditions. |
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While responding to a structure fire, this engine slid
through a stop sign at an intersection, hit the edge of the road and
overturned. The two firefighters on board were trapped as a small
fire broke out on the truck. The staff from another engine
following behind was able to extinguish the fire and extricate the
trapped crew members, who were not seriously injured. |
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This engine was broad-sided by a pickup truck that
clearly lost the battle of physics, the engine was hit near the rear
axle and had moderate cosmetic damage. No information on injuries,
fault or traffic conditions was available. |
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This engine slid on black ice and rolled three
times. The operator, a professional truck driver, was not wearing
a seatbelt, and was thrown from the apparatus. Miraculously, the
apparatus was airborne in its third flip when it passed over the driver,
coming to rest only two feet away from him. The driver was
released from the hospital after two days. |
