A driver tried to pass a Phoenix fire truck responding to a call Tuesday and wound up crashing–first into the truck and then a tree. The driver died in the crash.

The accident occurred around 4:15 p.m. in the area of 35th Avenue and Camelback Road, Fox 11 reports.

Firefighters stopped their truck and provided first aid to the driver of the other vehicle, and he was transported to the hospital.

The fire truck did have its lights and sirens running at the time of the crash.

Miami Dolphins defensive lineman Christian Wilkins and offensive lineman Michael Deiter recently spent a day training with Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department.

The two were put through their paces, including donning full gear, deploying hose, and extinguishing fire in a training tower. The visit was broadcast the team-produced show “Fish Out of Water.”

Both men walked away with a new appreciation for the work that firefighters do.

Vandals, most likely between the ages of 9 and 14, broke into the Homewood Acres Firehouse over Memorial Day weekend and trashed it.

Video cameras caught the suspects as they entered the facility through a window and proceeded to move through the building, wrecking every room in the station.

Firefighters say the only thing stolen was approximately $160 in petty cash and some snacks. Damage to the facility is estimated to be in excess of $100,000.

See Greensboro open the city’s new Fire Station 56, located at 820 Franklin Blvd.

“We look forward to watching this Station and its crews serve our community as we continue to grow,” a Facebook post reads.

“The opening of Fire Station 56 is another successful day in the Greensboro Fire Department history.”

Ferrara—Monroe (LA) Fire Department HD-107 rear-mount aerial ladder quint. Inferno cab and chassis; Cummins X15 505-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 400-gallon water tank; Honda EM5000S 5-kW generator; Akron Brass 3480 monitor and 5178 1,500-gpm nozzle; TFT 2½-inch valve under monitor. Dealer: Courtney Butcher, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Holden, LA.

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