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WFC News

Posted: Dec 19, 2016

Fire Truck Crash on the Expressway

Posted: Saturday, December 17, 2016 7:22 PM EST Updated: Saturday, December 17, 2016 7:22 PM EST SAN JUAN--Two San Juan firefighters were taken to the hospital after their fire truck flipped over. San Juan police chief Juan Gonzalez said it happened around 12:30 p.m.

Saturday in the westbound lanes of the expressway not far from the Basilica. The crash caused traffic on the expressway from Donna to San Juan for hours.

Officers said the driver lost control trying to get onto the ramp. The crash remains under investigation.

The firefighters' injuries are considered non-life threatening. They have been released from the hospital.

Tractor trailer strikes rescue truck, firefighters on I-65

A tractor trailer lost control on I-65 near Smiths Grove, Kentucky Sunday morning, striking a fire rescue truck and two firemen. The Smiths Grove Fire Department had responded to multiple collisions due to icy road conditions on Interstate 65 near mile marker 38.

Just before 6:30 a.m., Kumar Amandeep, 33, of West Hill, California, was operating a 2017 Freightliner tractor trailer and traveling southbound when he lost control of his semi.

He struck a 2006 Kenworth Fire Rescue truck that was on the shoulder with its emergency equipment activated.

Amandeep’s semi-truck then separated from the trailer and overturned, striking Chief Kenneth Priddy and Assistant Chief Steven Wilson with the Smiths Grove Fire Department

Asst. Chief Wilson was transported to the Medical Center in Bowling Green with non-life threatening injuries.

Retired New Jersey fire chief dies after responding to blaze

Retired Elizabeth fire chief Lou Kelly died early Friday after he fell ill while responding to a fire in Clark last week and was rushed to a hospital. The Elizabeth Firefighters FMBA Local 9 announced Kelly's death on its Facebook page on Friday morning. Kelly, 70, was serving as a Union County Mutual Aid Coordinator while at the Dec.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: NJ.com

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Posted: Dec 19, 2016

Pennsylvania fire training facility catches fire

PHOTO - After firefighters completed a controlled burn training session and left the area, the facility went up in flames. Smoke and flames engulfed the Crawford Venango Fire School at the corner of Ridge Road and Center Street in Cambridge Springs. The building caught fire around 3 p.m. This is a facility where firefighters hold training sessions with live fires mimicking realistic situations.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WJET/WFXP YourErie.com

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Posted: Dec 19, 2016

Missouri Ladder Truck Totaled in Crash, Two Firefighters Injured

PHOTO - Two firefighters were injured and a Sunrise Fire truck was totaled when the truck crashed on slick roads Friday morning. The crash occurred on State Road MM, and Sunrise Fire Chief Dennis Reilly said the two firefighters sustained only minor injuries, with the most serious being a fracture. Both firefighters are at the hospital.
- PUB DATE: 12/19/2016 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: LakeExpo.com

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Fire Truck Crash on the Expressway

Tractor trailer strikes rescue truck, firefighters on I-65

Retired New Jersey fire chief dies after responding to blaze

Pennsylvania fire training facility catches fire

Missouri Ladder Truck Totaled in Crash, Two Firefighters Injured

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