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Motorcyclist killed after crashing into Miami Fire Rescue ambulance.

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A 36-year-old man on a motorcycle was killed when he crashed the bike into a Miami Fire Rescue ambulance on Monday. The firefighters and a patient on board were not hurt.

From the Miami Herald:

The truck, with emergency lights and siren on, was transporting a patient Monday when the crash happened, said Miami Fire Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll.

The paramedics jumped off their truck to give CPR to the badly injured cyclist, who was not wearing a helmet.

Another fire-rescue truck was called to transport both patients.

Posted by on January 25, 2012 • Filed under: Apparatus, fire-rescue-topics, news, patient-management • Tagged: , , , , , , ,

Dash cam-video: Fire vehicle in Russia crashes and overturns.

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This is part of the description with the video:

Russia,Petrozavodsk, August 4, 2011, 11-00. A serious accident involving a fire vehicle, Ford Mondeo,VAZ-2115, Mitsubishi L200 and Daewoo Nexia occurred in the street Zaitseva (opposite DSC).

The description also noted that the date stamped in the video is not accurate.

Posted by on August 8, 2011 • Filed under: Apparatus, ems-health-safety, ems-topics, fire-rescue-topics, firefighter-safety-health, news, vehicle-operation-ambulances, vehicle-operations-apparatus, videos • Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Spokane, Wash., Fire Truck Hits Home

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A Spokane fire truck responding to a call for a seizure hit the front porch of the home, after the crew left the vehicle.  According to KXLY-TV, the crew entered the patient’s home and heard the noise as the engine crashed into the porch. They had parked the truck about 100 yards away.  No one was injured.

Posted by on October 28, 2010 • Filed under: vehicle-operations-apparatus • Tagged: , , , , , ,