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(Photos by Brad Durrell)As of 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 15, emergency personnel were still at the scene. No serious injuries are being reported. The SUV was occupied by a female driver and no passengers. The Echo Hose fire truck had four firefighters inside it at the time of the incident. There is noticeable damage to the driver-side and rear of the SUV, and some minor damage to the front area of the fire truck. http://sheltonherald.com/57596/shelton-firetruck-and-suv-collide-at-shelton-avenue-meadow-street/         APPARATUS CRASH IN INDIANA  Friday, January 16, 2015   It happened while a Penn Township fire truck was responding to a call. Investigators say the fire truck was running with "lights and sirens" down McKinley. Police say the fire truck veered around stopped cars as it passed through the intersection -- at Birch Road. The driver of a Dodge Neon thought the fire truck was turning left. That's when the driver of the Neon turned and collided with the fire truck. Three people were in the car, a male driver, a female passenger and a child. They all suffered minor injuries. No firefighters were injured. Police say this is a good reminder that if an emergency vehicle is coming through -- with lights and sirens activated -- pull over to the right, and stay there -- until the vehicle has passed.         FF INJURED AT PORTLAND FIRE  Friday, January 16, 2015   A firefighter was injured while battling a house fire in Southeast Portland Thursday, police said. The fire was inside a single story home at 2856 Southeast 103rd Avenue. As a crew worked to douse the blaze, a large piece of broken glass fell onto a firefighter's leg, according to Lt. Damon Simmons with Portland Fire & Rescue. The glass cut through the firefighter's pants and lacerated his leg, Simmons said. The firefighter's name has not yet been released but Simmons said he got stitches at Legacy Emanuel Hospital and was expected to be cleared to head home around 5 p.m. The fire was extinguished and investigators are working to determine a damage estimate. http://www.kgw.com/story/news/local/2015/01/15/firefighter-injured-portland-house/21833133/         FIREFIGHTERS INJURED IN FIRE/EMS CRASH-FLORIDA  Friday, January 16, 2015    Two firefighters and six other people were taken to Sarasota Memorial Hospital after a four-vehicle accident.  The collision occurred at U.S. 41 and Landings Boulevard. The firefighters were in an ambulance. A patient was one of the other people taken to the hospital. Deputies have not said what condition any of the eight people are in.         FIRE DEPARTMENT LIFEGUARD DIES DURING RECERTIFICATION  Friday, January 16, 2015    A 20-year veteran of the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s Lifeguard Division died during a recertification swim exercise Thursday morning.LA County FD Ocean Lifeguard Specialist Brian Kutil, 42, was participating in the exercise at Mira Costa High School in the City of Manhattan Beach. He was noticed to be in distress and having difficulties, was pulled from the pool and given lifesaving measures but his life coulnt be saved.         PARAMEDIC KILLED-STRUCK ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE ASSISTING CRASH VICTIMS  Friday, January 16, 2015    We regret to advise you that a Rockingham County, North Carolina Paramedic was killed while assisting at a crash scene. EMS Paramedic Captain William Lawrence McKinney, Jr. had just finished working a 12 hour shift Wednesday morning. On his way home, Captain McKinney saw two vehicles that slipped off the road.  He was still in uniform and was wearing a safety vest, and parked his car and went to check on the drivers. That's when a truck with two trailers struck McKinney, killing him.  The Captain spent 19 years with Rockingham County EMS.  McKinney leaves behind a wife and two children. The driver of the truck was arrested for misdemeanor death by motor vehicle and exceeding a safe speed for the condition of the road. Funeral arraignments have been made.  Visitation will be on Saturday, January 17 at Thompsonville Heights Baptist Church.  Viewing times will be from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m.  The funeral will be held... [ more ]         FIRE CAPTAIN DIES IN THE LINE OF DUTY  Friday, January 16, 2015    A 58-year-old paid on-call captain with the Jackson, Calif., Fire Department died in his sleep on Jan. 10 several hours after he had responded to a motor vehicle accident the day prior.Captain Tremaine had nearly 40 years in the fire service, most of those as a volunteer, and had been instrumental in starting the careers of many firefighters over the years. Captain Tremaine is survived by his wife of 35 years, Geneva Lillie (Bergen) Tremaine and many family and friends. A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 16, at The Call in Pine Grove, Calif., according to his obituary.         KY FD FINED OVER ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE LODD  Friday, January 16, 2015    Kentucky workplace safety regulators have fined the Campbellsville Fire Department $25,200 for violations related to an accident that occurred last summer during an “Ice Bucket Challenge” fundraiser.The Kentucky Labor Cabinet found that the department didn't ensure that its firefighters wore protective helmets “designed to reduce electrical shock hazard” during the Aug. 21 event at Campbellsville University. The Cabinet also cited the department for failing to see that its employees wore proper footwear to guard against electrical hazards. In addition, firefighters "were not trained and familiar with safety-related work practices, specifically safe approach distances to overhead power lines" as required by federal law, state inspectors found. And the department was cited for failing to make sure that "unqualified persons" and vehicles kept their proper distance from "unguarded, energized overhead lines." In all, six of the violations we... [ more ]        WDRB 41 Louisville News WDRB Video    BLOCKING APPARATUS STRUCK IN CA  CBSSAC.com  Thursday, January 15, 2015    An incident on Interstate 80 in West Sacramento ended with a fire truck hit and a man in in custody.Just after midnight, California Highway Patrol officers say a hit-and-run accident was reported on eastbound I-80 near Enterprise. Shortly after the crash, the driver got out of their truck and started running down the freeway. When officers arrived, the man started fighting with them. He was then taken into custody – but the situation didn’t end there. “Shortly after the initial collision, West Sacramento Fire Department was at the initial location with lights and flares laid out when a vehicle driving in the heavy fog with visibility of 30 to 100 feet was driving too fast, rear ended another car and rear ended the fire truck that had its lights on,” said CHP Officer Adam Poole. CHP officers believe the man arrested may have been under the influence of drugs.         FIREFIGHTER PINNED BETWEEN APPARATUS  Thursday, January 15, 2015   A Houston (Texas) area Firefighter has been hospitalized after he was pinned between two trucks inside a northwest Harris County firehouse. It happened this morning at the Little York Fire Department. Initial reports are that the firefighter was sitting on the back of fire apparatus when a large pickup truck pulled into the station bay and pinned him between the two trucks. The firefighter was transported via LifeFlight to Memorial Hermann Hospital. His condition is unknown at this time. The 23-year-old is reportedly employed as a part-time firefighter there, and as a full-time firefighter at the Ponderosa Fire Department. More to follow. KTIYP's.         DOUBLE LODD APPARATUS CRASH IN CHILE  Thursday, January 15, 2015   Two firefighters died Monday after rolling over the fire apparatus they were traveling in the commune of Collipulli, Araucanía region. According to the president of the Regional Council, Luis Carmach, those killed were a woman and a man belonging to the Second Company. The accident occurred in Lower Malleco, when volunteers were heading to a forest incident that threatened to spread to populated areas. According to preliminary information, due to the accident, six volunteers were injured to varying degrees. Two of them would be serious. The information was also confirmed by the Interior Minister Rodrigo Peñailillo, who lamented "deeply" what happened and delivered on behalf of the Government's condolences to the families of the victims.