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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

One Dead, Six Injured in Louisville (KY) Accident Involving Ambulance

At least one person has died and six people were injured Monday afternoon in a fatal accident near Shively on Cane Run Road. According to MetroSafe, the crash occurred around 1:20 p.m., at the intersection of Cane Run Road and Shanks Lane and involved a Louisville EMS ambulance.
A preliminary investigation determined that the ambulance was traveling north on Cane Run Road when it was struck by an SUV, which was traveling westbound. The SUV rolled over into two vehicles, which were stopped at a red light going southbound.

The driver of the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, Mitchell said. Their identity has not yet been released by the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.

Mitchell Burmeister, spokesman for Emergency Management Services, said six people were transported to University of Louisville Hospital with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries. Three of the injured were Emergency Management Services employees while another was a patient inside the ambulance.

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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Driver Seriously Hurt After Crash with Vancouver (WA) Fire Apparatus

A minivan and a Vancouver fire engine collided early Monday as the fire crew was returning from the scene of a commercial fire. A release from the fire department said the crash, which occurred around 8:30 a.m.
Emergency responders had to extract the driver from the vehicle before heading to a nearby hospital for treatment.

The investigation temporarily closed a potion of Northeast 162nd Street.

The driver was alone in the minivan and there were no other injuries, per the fire department release.

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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Group Gets Together to Fix Hutchinson (KS) Fire Apparatus

A local auto shop decides to help out after someone vandalized three fire trucks. The vandalism happened on Sept. 11. Hutchinson Fire Capt. Gerald Wiens found his truck and two others keyed, front to back. "Kind of a strange day for something like to happen, I thought," Wiens said.
But then, Auto Paint Repair decided to help out.

"Just payback for the community," said Scott Raymond, manager of Auto Paint Repair. "You know, these guys will run into a burning building for us, so we owe them a little bit to help out and make sure they get undamaged and look right."

Workers got to sanding, priming, sealing, painting, polishing and finally detailing the three trucks. It was all done for free.

Auto Paint Repair's paint supplier donated the paint, too.

The crews say it was an easy decision because the firefighters deserve it.

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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Mechanical Issues Put Petersburg (VA) Fire Apparatus Out of Commission

Mechanical issues have once again put several Petersburg fire trucks out of commission. Now the city does not even have enough of their own equipment to operate, so they are relying on a loner from a neighboring jurisdiction. "Right now, the situation is in dire straits," Gene Beemer, with the Petersburg Firefighters Association said.
Some crews are now responding to fires using a pick-up truck. They have been storing air tanks in the back seat, an action Beemer says is against regulations.

"It's not equipped to carry air packs, it doesn't have the safety brackets on it that it needs to secure the air packs in case there is an accident," Beemer said.

Thankfully, neighbors to the north had an extra truck that they have made available to Petersburg crews.

"We're borrowing an engine from Colonial Heights Fire Department, which was borrowed from them yesterday, in order to keep fire protection going in the city," Beemer said.

So their reserve units are broken down, but what about their main ladder truck? It is still locked up at the repair shop.

While repairs are complete, the city has yet to pay their bill in full.

"Our main truck has been at AES for at least two and a half months," Beemer said.

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Posted: Oct 17, 2016

Shreveport (LA) Fire Apparatus Flips Near LSU Hospital

More than 20 first responders were on the scene of an accident on Kings Highway in Shreveport.
Witnesses say a fire truck turned over near University Hospital.

It is unknown if there are any injuries.

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