Incident Report

Safety First UK Fire Appliance Crashes

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Here are three incidents which have occurred this week with Fire Appliances attending incidents under 'blue lights' please take care when you respond to incidents across Teesside. Peter Holmes is currently reviewing our EFAD training in line with the National Occupational Standard (FF9 within the Occupational Fire-fighter IPDS) and will be looking to start this training program once he concludes his research early in 2005.

Be Safe - Not Sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Drive With Care.

Fire engine on 999 call overturns

Three firefighters on an emergency call were taken to hospital after the fire engine they were travelling in overturned in Lincolnshire.
The vehicle was responding to an emergency call when the accident happened on the A158 Horncastle Road. It happened just after 11am on Tuesday near Langton-by-Wragby. The crew of three, from Wragby retained fire station, was taken to hospital by ambulance after suffering minor cuts and bruises. They were released in the afternoon. An investigation is underway into how the accident happened. No other vehicles were involved.

Four injured in fire engine crash

Four firefighters have been injured after their engine crashed into a bridge in Surrey.
The crew was responding to an automatic fire alarm when the vehicle hit the bridge on the A281 at Shalford, near Guildford, on Saturday morning.

Surrey Fire and Rescue Service said four crew members were hurt but their injures were not life threatening. They were taken to hospital and the road was closed for the bridge to be examined for structural damage.

'Significant' damage

"Unfortunately the four crew members received a number of injuries. "They were taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford to undergo treatment, a fire spokeswoman said. She said the vehicle had suffered "significant" damage in the collision.

Fire engine on 999 call crashes

A fire engine crashed into a van as it was answering a 999 call.
Police said the driver of the engine lost control of the vehicle in Newburn, Newcastle, on Sunday afternoon. The 40-year-old driver of the Ford Transit van suffered minor injuries during the crash. It was stationary when the accident happened. It happened on Walbottle Road, which was closed for four hours following the accident, and police are appealing for any witnesses.

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