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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Fire Truck Involved in 2 Vehicle Accident, Police say

JERSEY CITY -- A firetruck responding to an emergency was struck when the driver of another vehicle failed to stop, according to a police report. At about 10:30 this morning, the firetruck was traveling north on Kennedy Boulevard with flashing lights on near Boyd Avenue, the report states.

As the truck traveled through the intersection, a black Chevy Colbat traveling east on Boyd Avenue did not see the truck and slammed into the side of the vehicle, the report states.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Head-on Collision with Yonkers Fire Truck Kills Off-Duty Detective

Yonkers police are investigating a head-on collision involving a fire truck and an SUV early Sunday morning. The accident occurred at Sunnybrook and Palmer roads around 3 a.m. News12 reported Sunday that the driver of the SUV had been killed.

Authorities said the detective's Suburban struck a Yonkers Fire Department Ladder truck. Four firefighters were treated and released for minor injuries at a nearby hospital. the SUV's driver was alone was alone in his car.


Yonkers Police and the Westchester County District Attorney's Office are investigating the cause of the accident.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Webster firetruck involved in multi-car crash on Bay Bridge

Webster, N.Y. - A firetruck was involved in a multiple-car crash Sunday on State Route 104. The Ridge Culver Fire Department was responding to a minor crash on Bay Bridge when their truck was struck from behind. As the firefighters were exciting the vehicle, they noticed a car coming up fast behind them.

The Ridge Culver Fire Department was helping at the scene of a separate accident when a car side-swiped the truck they were in, causing a chain reaction of crashes.


The Chief with the Ridge Culver Fire Department, Scott Zampatori, said they saw the car coming and jumped back in the truck.


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Posted: Feb 15, 2016

Fire Truck Photo of the Day-HME Pumper

Buffalo Liberty Township Volunteer Fire Department, Buffalo, IN, pumper. HME Ahrens-Fox 1871 cab and chassis; Cummins ISL9 450-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump.

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Posted: Feb 14, 2016

Anacortes: Emergency response drills stress importance of training, preparedness

Island View Elementary School turned into a mock-disaster zone Saturday. The West Skagit and Mount Vernon community emergency response teams completed the final day of their preparedness training with tabletop exercises and disaster response simulations at the school. About 40 people who completed the classes participated Saturday, along with a number of volunteers who monitored the simulation stations and served as mock victims.
- PUB DATE: 2/14/2016 4:49:51 AM - SOURCE: Skagit Valley Herald (GoSkagit.com)
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