A longtime Pennsylvania firefighter has died from injuries he sustained while operating at a fire earlier this month, according to reports.

Ed Margavich was a member of the Third District Volunteer Fire Company Station 14 as well as the Goodwill Hose Company Number Three, according to NBC Philadelphia.

Announcements of Margavich’s passing on social media did not specify the exact reason for his death Friday, August 15, 2025, a week after he was directing traffic at the scene of an arson fire on August 8 in Croydon, Bucks County, according to LevittownNow.

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Shaina McLawrence , Jan Somma-Hammel
Staten Island Advance, N.Y.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A fire truck from Ladder 78 was involved in a minor multi-vehicle accident in Stapleton on Wednesday while responding to a call about a tree leaning on electrical wires, according to the FDNY.

The crash occurred around 11:30 a.m. on Bay Street between Thompson and Canal streets.

Photos taken at the scene showed yellow caution tape blocking off the area near an unnaturally tilted tree.

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According to a spokesperson for the department, there were no injuries in the crash.

The other vehicle involved was gone by the time an Advance/SILive.com photographer arrived.

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ROSENBAUER—Fenton (MI) Fire Department 100-foot aerial ladder truck. Commander 6011 cab and chassis; Cummings X15 600-hp engine; Hale 8FG 2,000-gpm pump; UPF poly 400-gallon water tank; Duo-Safety ground ladders. Dealer: Wendy Simon, Front Line Services, Inc., Freeland, MI.

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An East Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department pumper was rear-ended while conducting an blocking operation Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

The Town of Wallingford (CT) Fire Department made the following post on its Facebook page:

On Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, the Wallingford Fire Department was dispatched to a van fire on I91 Northbound in the area of exit 14. Crews arrived on scene to find a van pulled off to the right side of the highway that had an engine fire but was extinguished prior to fire department arrival.

East Wallingford Volunteer Fire Department Engine 8 remained on scene to monitor the van as well as assist the Connecticut State Police with blocking the far right lane while they conducted their investigation and while the towing company loaded the van for transport.

During this blocking operation Engine 8 was rear-ended by a mid-sized SUV causing heavy damage to that vehicle and minor damage to the fire apparatus. Engine 8 personnel were in the vehicle at the time of the accident, fortunately the crew only sustained minor injuries resulting in one firefighter being transported by ambulance to a local hospital for evaluation while the other two personnel remained on scene.

The operator of the vehicle that struck the apparatus was the only person in that vehicle and was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with unknown injuries. The Connecticut State Police are currently investigating the accident scene.

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The Round Rock City Council on Thursday approved an agreement with Ascension Seton to place a fire station adjacent to hospital land. 

Fire Station 11 will be constructed at the intersection of University Boulevard and Seton Parkway, next to Ascension Seton Williamson. City Council agreed Thursday to purchase 2.45 acres from Ascension Seton for $489,078.  

The purchase of this land will allow the fire department to improve response times in the fast-growing northeast portion of town.  

Fire Station 11 is one of three new fire station buildings approved by voters in the May 2023 bond election, which included $44 million in public safety-related projects.  

Construction on Station 10 began in June at 4380 E. Old Settlers Blvd., with an expected 2026 completion. The 2023 bond also called for the repurposing of Fire Station 1, keeping administrative functions at the City’s Central Fire Station, with fire response personnel alone operating out of a new Station 1, located at 1730 E. Old Settlers Blvd. 

The design for Fire Station No. 11 will be a four-bay station previously utilized in the construction of Fire Station No. 10, a cost-saving model used to standardize construction and reduce architectural expenses. Station 11 will however include a satellite office for the Round Rock Police Department, allowing officers another location to complete necessary paperwork and other duties in the field. 

City Council in June approved an agreement with McKinney York Architects for architectural and design services related to Fire Station 11. McKinney York provided similar services for fire stations 1, 3 and 10. 

Council has not yet voted on a contract to construct Fire Station 11 but construction is expected to be completed by the end of 2027. 

For more information on the city of Round Rock’s voter-approved 2023 General Obligation Bond projects, visit roundrocktexas.gov/bond. 

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