Times are changing and so are the vehicles we have been driving. Firefighters and paramedics are used to get to the a place where they have to save people from crashes associates with cars that may have caught on fire or something worse, but what should a firefighter do when an electric vehicle has an emergency? According to the news, the National Fire Protection Association is offering specialized training to all firefighters and other emergency crews on how to respond (read more)
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19
Jul
2012
Firefighters Learn About Electric-Car Safety
According to multiple local news outlets, a brush fire occurred as a result of an incident that happened near Highway 1 Fishhook last Wednesday morning. The official accident reports issued by various law enforcement agencies have revealed that a woman was reportedly spotted running away from the zone where the fire started after a reported transient encampment warning fire got out of hand and started to spread across the region between Highway 17 and Highway 1. According to the authorities, (read more)
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17
May
2012
Car Fire Under Investigation, CHP Says
According to a varied number of news articles, a car fire that occurred last Monday on the Foxen Canyon Road is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. The official accident release issued by the authorities has revealed that the fire may have something to do with the hit-and-run crash that happened last Sunday that resulted in a fatality. According to the troopers who responded to the fire scene, the vehicle engulfed in flames may have been connected to the accident that (read more)
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21
Mar
2012
Seven-Vehicle Crash Leaves Seven People Injured
An accident that happened last Saturday sent seven people to the hospital, according to multiple news agencies in California. Official reports from the California Highway Patrol reveal that a seven-vehicle pileup was reported around 6 p.m. just south of Rancho California Road. The authorities arrived at the scene about ten minutes after the crash to find that a rented box truck had collided with several smaller vehicles. Two people were trapped in their cars when the Riverside County Fire Department arrived. According (read more)
Read More5 Freeway closure due to chemical spill. Hazardous material unit with the Orange County Fire Authority cleaned up muriatic acid that spilled off a truck.
Read MorePortion of the 101 Freeway was closed to traffic after a big rig truck hit the center median and leaked oil and diesel gas for a half mile across lanes.
Read MoreSeveral traffic accidents took place on highway 18 after an unidentified chemical was spilled across lanes. Numerous motorists reported that they were swerving.
Read MoreThe 101 Freeway has been completely shut down by the CHP due to the monstrous explosion of a truck hauling gasoline. According to news sources, the big-rig truck overturned and caught fire near the transition ramp to Interstate 80 around 5am. Apparently the blaze completely engulfed the cab portion of the big rig, leaving the burnt out frame of the wreck. Three vehicles were involved in the crash. Paramedics rushed the truck’s driver and a woman from another vehicle to (read more)
Read MoreTrain accident near San Bernardino may force authorities to close the 10 freeway as a safety precaution. 2 freight trains collided in the early morning.
Read MoreMotorist lost control of his vehicle, swerving wildly across lanes before flipping over violently in the area where Highway 86 branches off the interstate.
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