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Another crash video: Fatal collision Tuesday as Russian rescue rig drives into oncoming tractor trailer.

By in STATter911.com at May 17, 2012 at 7:06 pm
Reported two dead in head-on crash. Read More »

Adults, Children Injured in MVA

By in South Carolina on Fire at April 25, 2012 at 4:30 pm
GoUpstate.com GREER -- Five people were sent to local hospitals after a two-vehicle crash in Greer on Monday night. A Ford pick-up truck and a Chevrolet Tahoe collided near the intersection of J. Verne Smith Highway and Victor Mill Road abou… Read More »

Is Spiderman needed when you can just open a window? Another FDNY – NYPD ESU rift.

By in STATter911.com at April 14, 2012 at 2:22 pm
Echo of last year's motorcycle crash in Brooklyn. Read More »

Must see video: Camera captures Philadelphia Fire Department ambulance rollover.

By in STATter911.com at March 23, 2012 at 10:15 pm
Two medics with non-life threatening injuries. Read More »

Teen volunteer rolls POV at deadly South Plainfield, NJ fire scene. Goes right to work despite injuries.

By in STATter911.com at February 23, 2012 at 9:12 pm
News reports indicate POV convergence in front of deadly house fire. Read More »

Prince George’s County Firefighter Travis Murdoch helps rescue twin brother, also a firefighter. Chris Murdoch in critical condition after Bowie, MD crash.

By in STATter911.com at February 16, 2012 at 6:24 pm
Chris Murdoch is in critical condition at Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Read More »

Motorcyclist killed after crashing into Miami Fire Rescue ambulance.

By in Fire Truck Blog at January 25, 2012 at 10:13 am
Firefighters and patient on ambulance not hurt. Read More »

FF SAFETY: AF 447 : Conclusion (PART 5)

By in Turnout Blog at December 9, 2011 at 10:00 am
In trying to determine the cause, it’s almost instinctive to focus on the pilot at the controls, since it was his inputs which led to the nose high pitch and stall.  Indeed, in all of the other cruise incidents where mis-matched speeds caused some com… Read More »

FF SAFETY: AF 447 : Investigation (PART 4)

By in Turnout Blog at December 8, 2011 at 10:00 am
Today is the fourth in a five-part series exploring the loss of Air France Flight 447 and the lessons firefighters can learn about effective teamwork, communication and decision making in a high risk environment. Air Speed and Pitot Tubes The A-330… Read More »

FF Safety: Air France 447 : Search (Part Two)

By in Turnout Blog at December 6, 2011 at 10:00 am
Today is the second of a five-part series exploring the loss of Air France Flight 447 and the lessons firefighters can learn about effective teamwork, communication and decision making in a high risk environment. In the days immediately after the disa… Read More »

FF Safety: Air France 447: 263 Seconds (Part One)

By in Turnout Blog at December 5, 2011 at 10:00 am
Today is the beginning of a five-part series exploring the loss of Air France Flight 447 and the lessons firefighters can learn about effective teamwork, communication and decision making in a high risk environment. On May 31st, 2009, at about 22:30, … Read More »

Portland Fire Boat Mishap Leads to Discipline

By in Fire Law at October 24, 2011 at 4:39 pm
A captain and a firefighter from Portland, Maine have been suspended following a marine mishap with a fire boat that resulted in approximately $38,000 worth of damage. Captain Christopher Goodall and Firefighter Joseph Murphy were operating The City o… Read More »

Two Drivers Hurt in Wreck

By in South Carolina on Fire at September 20, 2011 at 8:48 pm
IndependentMail.com ANDERSON -- Anderson Fire Department Chief Dale Horne had blood spots on the front of his shirt after helping extract a driver following a Thursday afternoon wreck. Christopher Black, 30, was headed toward Anderson on East River St… Read More »

A must see: Second video has clear shot of controversial NYPD ESU attempted extrication of Brooklyn motorcyclist from under car.

By in STATter911.com at September 3, 2011 at 5:10 pm
Video starts before firefighters and police arrive at the scene and shows the entire rescue operation. Read More »

Raw video: Car falls as NYPD ESU tries to raise it off motorcyclist. Controversy in New York over man’s death.

By in STATter911.com at September 2, 2011 at 2:54 pm
NYPD and FDNY on the scene of man trapped under car Thursday morning. Read More »

Unsolicited PR advice from STATter911.com on the Long Island drill team wreck. If you believe in & can justify what you are doing don’t run & hide. If not, change course.

By in STATter911.com at September 1, 2011 at 7:46 pm
What I have to say isn't very complicated, but is often missed by those in a position of leadership when they are angry and defensive about those nasty reporters breathing down their necks. Read More »

Dash cam-video: Fire vehicle in Russia crashes and overturns.

By in Fire Truck Blog at August 8, 2011 at 5:59 pm
Car pulls in front of responding fire vehicle. Read More »

Oregon Fire Chief Cited In Crash That Destroyed Two Vehicles

By in SideCharlie.com at January 9, 2011 at 4:38 pm
[fblike]The Marion County Sheriff's Office says that Fire District 1 Chief Kevin Henson has been found at fault for a crash while responding to a commercial fire on Dec. 31. An electronic data recorder inside Chief Henson's SUV state he was traveling 62 … Read More »

Chester FF Laid to Rest

By in South Carolina on Fire at December 31, 2010 at 2:11 pm
CHESTER - It was probably the only time in his career as a firefighter that Robert Boyd didn't answer a call. Just before 4 p.m. on Tuesday, a call went out over the scanner for Boyd with no response. Boyd was called twice more. There was no answer. … Read More »

Chester FF Killed in Car Crash on Christmas Eve

By in South Carolina on Fire at December 27, 2010 at 9:01 pm
By Jamie Self - jself@heraldonline.com CHESTER - A dedicated firefighter and community leader in Chester died in a car crash on Christmas Eve. Robert Stewart Boyd Jr., 39, of 1625 Pinckney Road in Chester died of head trauma after he was ejected f… Read More »

Video: Car Slams into Firetruck in Turkey

By in The Fire Critic at December 14, 2010 at 11:05 am
This video is via liveleak. Searching the internet for more information uncovered nothing. I don't know if this is new or not, but I haven't seen it before. Read More »

Boy Recovering From Severe Burns

By in South Carolina on Fire at November 29, 2010 at 9:22 am
HAMPTON - Family and friends are reaching out in prayerful support of a 5-year-old boy who was severely burned in an apparent accident over the weekend. Jacob Nix, of Uncle Jim's Road, Varnville, suffered third degree burns on his stomach and face, a… Read More »

Spokane, Wash., Fire Truck Hits Home

By in Fire Truck Blog at October 28, 2010 at 5:26 pm
A Spokane fire truck responding to a call for a seizure hit the front porch of the home, after the crew left the vehicle.  According to KXLY-TV, the crew entered the patient's home and heard the noise as the engine crashed into the porch. They had p… Read More »

The Wheels on the Bus…

By in Parapup Blog at October 25, 2010 at 5:16 am
Perhaps you are an excellent "ambulance driver." Parapup never once has been able to make that claim. Read More »

Airman Killed in Accident

By in South Carolina on Fire at August 10, 2010 at 8:24 am
NORTH CHARLESTON - A Charleston Airman was killed in a single-vehicle accident in Ladson, according to a spokesperson for the Charleston Air Force Base. The accident happened about 5:30 p.m. Monday at Koester and Ladson Roads, said North Charleston Polic… Read More »

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