Probe Into Firetruck Crash Nears End

" June 14, 2007 Maine - State police are reviewing the information they gathered in their investigation into a firetruck accident that killed a volunteer firefighter on his way to a burning sawmill in Prentiss last month. Police hope to share the results of their probe with...

Wreck Kills 1, Injures 2 Firefighters

" June 11, 2007 North Carolina - One man was killed and two firefighters injured Sunday night when a car collided with a stopped firetruck on Interstate 85 in north Charlotte. The wreck happened about 9:30 p.m. on the northbound side of I-85, near the Graham Street exit. The...

Salinas Rural Gets New OES Firetruck

" May 30, 2007 California - The Salinas Rural Fire Department rolled out its new fire engine Tuesday at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Monterey County now has three firetrucks provided free by the governor's Office of Emergency Services. North Monterey County Fire Protection...

Vintage Firetruck Back In Service

" May 18, 2007 New York - The East Glenville Fire Department will proudly roll out a piece of the past today. A completely restored 1937 Sanford firetruck will make its public debut at a showing scheduled for 7 p.m. at the firehouse, 433 Saratoga Road (Route 50). The truck,...

Police Continue Probe In Fatal Firetruck Crash

" May 9, 2007 Maine - The investigation continued Tuesday into the death of a Springfield volunteer firefighter who apparently lost control of the firetruck he was driving and crashed en route to a call Monday, said Stephen McCausland, Maine State Police spokesman....

Firefighter Dies When Truck Collides With Vehicle

"DETROIT -- A fire truck and a sport utility vehicle collided Wednesday evening in Detroit, killing the firefighter driving the truck and the driver of the SUV. It happened on the city's west side. Witnesses said the SUV was speeding southbound on Fourteenth Street before it...

Shotgun Blasts Damage Firetruck

" January 20, 2007 New York - Detectives are searching for witnesses who can lead them to the person who shotgunned a passing city firetruck Thursday night. The truck was hit as it headed back to the fire station off Vliet Street around 9:30 from a medical call, police and...

FIRETRUCK KILLS BOY AS HE CROSSES QNS. STREET

"An already sad day for the Fire Department turned tragic when a 12-year-old boy crossing a Queens street was killed by a firetruck racing to a call yesterday. Michael Kandathil was heading from his uncle's house to that of his parents when he apparently slipped on the slick...