View more videos at: http://nbcphiladelphia.com. Seven firefighters were hurt fighting a tractor-trailer fire and then explosion on I-295 in Burlington County, New Jersey, according to New Jersey State Police. The truck carrying oranges, caught on fire in the southbound lane near the Mansfield exit. Florence Township firefighter Brian Richardson, 33, was one of the first […]
Read MoreMUNFORDVILLE, KY (WAVE) – A tour bus with over 50 people on board flipped over in Hart County. Kentucky State police said the accident happened around 6:30 p.m. Central time in the 7100 block of State Road 728. According to police, 55 people were on the bus: 21 adults, 34 elementary students, and the one […]
Read MoreFive people were taken to the hospital with injuries that weren’t life-threatening after a Charlotte Area Transit System bus collided with a BMW on Sunday afternoon. The collision happened just before 2 p.m. at East Trade and North College streets, just a block from the transportation center. It appeared that the BMW crashed into the […]
Read MoreFair Lawn was one of 17 area towns that provided mutual aid on a five-alarm structure fire in Elmwood Park Sunday that crews battled through the night and into the early morning. The cause of the fire, which started around 8 p.m. between the double roofs of the Soundview Paper Company –formerly Marcal Paper Mills […]
Read MoreThe Baltimore Urban Area Security Workgroup (UAWG) is pleased to announce the Region III Health & Medical Taskforce as the 2012 recipient of the Homeland Security Award for Outstanding Practice/Program. The award was presented at the 2012 Homeland Security Conference being held in Columbus, OH on Wednesday, May 23, 2012. The National Urban Area Association, […]
Read More“RALEIGH, N.C. — About 40 people, including children and adults, are being examined by EMS as a precaution due to a minor gas leak. Emergency crews say workers at Foundations Academy Center for Early Learning, located at 2823 Sanderford Road, called 911 around 9:30 a.m. Friday to report a gas leak. An official with the […]
Read MoreSo much has changed when it comes to planning for hurricanes, Robbie Kirk knows. He’s been an emergency services coordinator with Citizens Medical Center for 17 years. Preparing for hurricane season for those on the Gulf Coast is nothing new. Every June 1 to Nov. 30, many people monitor tropics, especially those like Kirk, who […]
Read MoreThe NJEMSTF provided overall coverage and coordination of EMS assets at the three day “Bamboozle 2012” concert held in Asbury Park May 18-20 2012. There were over 85,000 attendees attending concerts that were headlined by Jon Bon Jovi, The Foo Fighters, Incubus, My Chemical Romance, DJ Skrillex and 60 other bands and performances. Over the […]
Read MoreNew Orleans, La. – A morning school bus accident sent 12 students to the hospital, according to police. The accident happened at Orleans Avenue and N. Dupre around 7:15am. New Orleans Police say 41-year Dennis Larue rear ended the bus carrying 18 students. During the investigation Larue was given a standard field sobriety test where […]
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