Vehicle Operations

New York Ambulance Collides with Tractor-Trailer

An ambulance has collided with a tractor-trailer in western New York, injuring four volunteer emergency medical services workers.

Posted Tuesday, September 22, 2009

North Carolina Ambulance Flips; Paramedics Injured

Two Edgecombe County emergency medical workers were injured early Monday when their ambulance overturned near Macclesfield.

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009

Seagrave Truck POD System

This truck and POD system was built by Seagrave (fire and specialty apparatus manufacturer). The special PODS are loaded and unloaded like custom container and refuse trucks.

Posted Monday, September 21, 2009

Fire Engine Forces Ambulance Off Road

He credited their training and quick response for preventing the accident from becoming "what could have been a huge disaster."

Posted Friday, September 18, 2009

Car Hits Tennessee Ambulance, Patient Dies

The ambulance driver was thrown out when the vehicle ran into a ditch and overturned after being struck in the front by a sedan.

Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009

Woman Rescued from Remote Maryland Trail

U.S Park Police and members of the Montgomery County Fire Department worked together on Sunday to rescue a woman who was injured in a remote area of Great Falls.

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Florida Paramedics, Police Officer Crash

Authorities say the officer and paramedics were able to avoid being directly hit by the car.

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Ohio Woman Steals Ambulance

A Hillsboro woman who said she was tired of waiting for a ride reportedly drove off in a vehicle marked as an ambulance and belonging to Hillsboro Fire and Rescue.

Posted Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Despite GPS, Instructions, Md. Amb. Never Arrives on Scene

Firefighters on the scene tried unsuccessfully to guide the ambulance from Riverdale VFD to the scene. Eventually a second ambulance had to be sent to transport the patient.

Posted Friday, September 4, 2009

NTSB Reviews Medevac Safety Proposals

The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting Tuesday to vote on 19 proposals to make the transport of patients, medical crews and donated organs safer.

Posted Tuesday, September 1, 2009