Vehicle Operations

Additional units from the department responded to the scene and extricated their fellow firefighter from the vehicle and assisted EMS with patient care.

The fire engine was responding to a structure fire and had entered the intersection against a red light, with its lights and siren working.

Watch the recovery of Philadelphia Fire Department Engine 29 after it crashed into a building.

Three people riding in a car died in a crash involving a fire truck north of Spokane, according to the Washington State Patrol.

Four firefighters and a civilian were injured after a fire truck crashed into a building in North Philadelphia.

The class address topics such as vehicle dynamics, air brakes, brake fade, roadway friction coefficients, stopping distances, critical curve speeds, rollover thresholds, anti-lock brakes, hydroplaning, tire blow outs, drunk driving and seat belt use.

A Philadelphia fire engine crashes into a building while responding to a house fire.

The battalion chief, who was driving with his vehicle’s lights and sirens on, was taken to a hospital for an evaluation.

Two struck by an engine/tanker as it was backing up.

A Pennsylvania firefighter was injured when the tanker he was driving collided with a tractor-trailer.