Emergency Services Accident Page #2
This page was last updated on 05/06/2010
Firefighter dies after being trapped in burning house (a volunteer firefighter who was injured when a floor collapsed beneath him in a burning home has died – he became trapped in the basement of the burning house – seven other firefighters suffered lesser injuries rescuing him – he was an Indiana certified first class firefighter who was trained in arson investigation – he had been part of the department for about 10 years as secretary and training coordinator)
Freak Accident Pins Firefighter, Creates Fire (a firefighter was injured in freak accident – it happenedwhen at least one firefighter was pinned between a wall and a fire truck – fire apparatus inside the fire station appears to have had a malfunction and was out of control and crashed into the wall – there were four firefighters in the station at the time – three of the firefighters were transported the hospital after the fire truck crashed into the wall – two of the firefighters are being evaluated and the third firefighter injured, is receiving treatment – the fourth firefighter was in the office at the time and avoided injury – the apparatus caught on fire it extended to the other two apparatus in the station and they experienced significant damage as did the fire station with smoke and water damage – officials say that the fire truck was being brought in for service repairs and did have someone inside at the time of the incident – officials are trying to determine the source of the problem)
Truck hits emergency worker in canyon (at 2:20 p.m., a Utah Department of Transportation employee was struck by a pickup truck after pulling over to help another motorist who had crashed on the icy road – as he tried to get out of the truck’s way, it hit him, and he fell over a nearly 8-foot retaining wall)
Witnesses help rescue trapped Huntsville firefighter (rescue workers had been called to help with a medical emergency in a bank parking lot when another vehicle driven by an elderly lady started pulling away from an automatic teller machine – the woman hit the gas pedal instead of the brake and struck three firefighters)
Veteran CHP Officer Killed On Highway 17 (a Highway Patrol officer responding to a highway accident scene was killed when a car lost control and crashed into him – had pulled over onto the shoulder of Highway 17 around 10 p.m. to assist other officers and a California Department of Transportation worker – was setting up road flares to block off the accident scene when a 2000 Audi lost control and plowed into the back of the parked Caltrans truck, which then struck the DOT truck)
Firefighter injured last week still in critical condition (ff, 33, and chief, 25, were hurt in a mobile home fire – his mask was blown off or they think that’s what happened – there’s the chance that when he fell it was knocked off because he was knocked unconscious)
DE Businessman Killed In Accident With Fire Truck (was killed in a collision with a fire truck – volunteer firefighters were responding to an alarm call – the driver rolled through the stop sign and slammed into his car)
Two Injured In Firetruck Rollover (two volunteer firefighters were injured after a firetruck rollover – they were on their way to a fire call in the 1990 fire pumper when the driver lost control – the firetruck went down an embankment and rolled on its side – one was treated and released and the other firefighter is being treated for head and neck injuries)
UPDATE EMT enters plea in defibrillator death of co-worker (an emergency medical technician jailed last summer following the death of a co-worker he shocked with a manual defibrillator has entered an Alford plea)
Ambulance-car crash kills man (an ambulance en route to a rolled-over snowplow struck a car that pulled into its path)
Firefighter Killed as Wildfires Blaze Cross Australia (one firefighter was killed and three others injured while battling one of several wildfires blazing across southern Australia)
Firefighter in wreck en route to accident (a volunteer firefighter on his way to an extrication accident became involved in a three-car wreck after one motorist failed to yield to the firefighter – had his emergency lights and siren on because he was on his way to an accident)
Firefighter Injured In Truck Wreck (the firefighter was in a fire engine that went out of control, jumped a median and slammed into a light pole – suffered injuries to his face – no other details)
1-car crash kills officer responding to call for backup (a County sheriff’s deputy died in a traffic accident while on his way to help another deputy who was answering a domestic disturbance call – died when the patrol car he was driving went off Arkansas 29, entered a ditch and overturned, throwing him from the vehicle – highway was wet at the time because it had been raining – the accident happened not long after he apparently had stopped a traffic violator, received the call for backup, got back in his car and hurried off to help the other deputy)
Officer Killed is Fifth in Five Months (officer, 36, was shot and killed during a traffic stop – he had served five years – over the past five months, four other officers have died in the line of duty)
Town mourning after firefighter’s death (ff, 41, a volunteer, was fighting a grassfire on a private property when she was struck by a fire truck and killed – she is survived by her husband and three young children)
UPDATE Firefighter was seen smoking close to explosion tanker (a fire officer was seen smoking a cigarette and using a mobile telephone next to a tanker where there had just been an explosion, a safety report has revealed – investigation found the tanker was overloaded and its chief officer fatigued in the lead-up to the explosion in October 2004 – some motor spirit and vapor trickled down to the bow thruster room because of an open valve and a leaking non-return valve – vapor was ignited by electrical equipment and the explosion threw flames and burning material through the hatches, door and vents in the forecastle deckhouse – no one was injured)
Girl, 11, critical after Johnston fire truck, car collide (an 11-year-old girl was in critical condition after a car and a fire engine collided – the fire engine, heading south, was responding to an alarm and traveling with its lights and siren activated – the fire engine is equipped with a device that automatically sends a signal changing the traffic light in front of it to green, while changing the light in the other direction to red – the device was working – the front of the fire truck collided with the right side of the car in the middle of the intersection, pushing the car to the corner of the intersection – the girl was sitting in the front passenger’s seat)
UPDATE Firefighter ‘awakened’ after 10 years dies (a brain-injured firefighter who suddenly spoke after nearly a decade in a stupor, giving hope to families of countless other patients, died Tuesday – he was 44 – was injured in December 1995, when the roof of a burning home collapsed on him – deprived of oxygen for several minutes, he ended up blind and largely mute and showed little awareness of his surroundings for years – on April 30, 2005, he shocked his family with a 14-hour talking jag – since then, he spoke only sporadically)
Firefighter’s finger severed during rescue (a firefighter lost a finger Saturday night while working to remove a passenger trapped after a motor vehicle accident – accident occurred while firefighters were using an extrication tool to free two passengers trapped by a one-car accident – during the procedure, the firefighter slipped and his hand was slashed by a cutting tool)