A single bullet hit a Redlands (CA) Fire Department engine while it was at the scene of a medical call early Thursday morning, according to a report published by the Redlands Daily Fact (RDF). There were no injuries, according to the report.

          While inside attending to the patient at a home on Lassen Street at about 1:50 am, firefighters heard what they thought was a gunshot, according to RDF. When firefighters returned to the truck, they noticed a bullet hole in the driver’s side windshield, RDF reported. Photos from the Redlands Fire Department show that the bullet hit a seat inside the apparatus.

          There were no immediate suspects and the incident is under investigation, according to RDF.

A crash between an Orlando (FL) Fire Department rescue unit and a compact sedan killed a passenger and seriously injured two others on Friday morning in College Park, according to a report published by the Orlando Sentinel.

          A passenger in the KIA sedan was pronounced dead at the scene and two others were hospitalized, the newspaper reported.

          The crash occurred at the intersection of Edgewater Drive and West Streets at 2:45 am, the paper reported.

A fire truck crash with a tractor-trailer at an intersection in Concord (NC) sent four firefighters and the truck driver to the hospital for treatment of reported minor injuries.

           According to a report broadcasted by WBTV, the wreck happened Friday afternoon while members of the Concord Fire Department we responding to a call. The crash occurred at the intersection of Weddington Road and Waterway Drive, the TV station reported.              

All of the firefighters were released from the hospital the same day as the crash, WBTV reported, adding that the incident is being investigated by the NC State Highway Patrol.

A retired fire chief was killed in a aircraft crash on Saturday while surveying a wildland fire in Mohave (AZ) County on Saturday, according to a television report broadcast by 3TV/CBS 5.

          The television station reported the pilot, the only other person in the aircraft, was also killed while performing aerial reconnaissance and command and control over the Cedar Basin Fire, near Wikieup.

          Jeff Piechura, the passenger in the aircraft, began his career as a firefighter when he volunteered at the age of 17 with the Northwest Fire District in Tucson, the television station reported. During his career, he worked as chief of the Stockton (CA) Fire Department before returning to Arizona where he served as assistant fire chief in Sedona and continuing to help in Tucson.

          The pilot was identified as Matthew Miller, 48, according to the report.

As of late Sunday, the fire, caused by lightning, had burned more than 700 acres and had no containment, the station reported.

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