A Memphis (TN) fire truck is in the news again after it was hit at a crash scene on Interstate 240, according to a news report published by WREG 3 News.

According to the report at least three cars and the fire truck were involved in the crash and two people were hospitalized, but their conditions were not immediately known.

The fire truck crash happened when the engine which was at the scene of a previous crash was hit from behind, according to the report which said no firefighters were injured.

The accident was the four involving a Memphis fire truck in less than a month. One crash claimed the life of a firefighter and another killed a motorcyclist when he was hit by a fire truck as it pulled out of the station responding to a call.

Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.

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Boulder Fire-Rescue firefighters and others push in the new Engine 2502 on Friday at Station 2. The new, state-of-the-art fire engine was christened with a push-in ceremony that included crews and community members washing the engine and pushing it backwards into a bay in a tradition dating back to the 1800s. Boulder Station 2, serving the University of Colorado Boulder and University Hill, is the designated primary location for Engine 2502, which is equipped with battery-powered extrication equipment for responding to vehicle accidents, additional turning signals, a hose-bed cover due to frequent high winds and tie-offs for rope rescue calls in the Flatirons. The fully equipped engine cost approximately $800,000.

Boulder Fire-Rescue firefighter Dzuy Than, left, lets his daughter Zaylie, 5, check out the new Engine 2502 at Station 2 on Friday.

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Florida Highway Patrol is investigating what caused an accident involving a Brevard County Fire Rescue fire truck and a pickup truck.

The accident happened around 10:30 P.M. Sunday on U.S. Route 1 and Burkholm Road in Mims. The force of the crash demolished the pickup truck and rolled the fire truck over, WKMG reported.

Three firefighters had to receive treatment for injuries. There condition is not known. The driver of the pickup truck appeared to be more seriously injured. He was airlifted to the hospital.

KME—San Bernadino (CA) Fire Department pumper. Severe Service LFD cab with 10-inch raised roof and chassis; Cummins X12 500-hp engine; Hale Qmax 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 30-gallon foam cell; FoamPro 2001 Class A foam system; Ziamatic single-arm ladder rack; Hendrickson FireMaax air ride rear suspension. Dealer: Brandon Gomez, REV Fire Group, California.

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