COLLETON COUNTY, S.C. -- A firefighter is seriously injured after a fire truck flips on the way to an emergency call. It happened on Jacksonboro Road in Colleton County a little before five o'clock. The firefighter was flown to MUSC.
MUSC says that 27-year-old Michael Juhasz is now in fair, but stable condition. The Colleton County fire director says he was flown to the hospital with several broken bones.
The fire and rescue team had to use the Jaws of Life to pull him from the twisted debris. The fire truck had flipped many times and into a ditch. It was destroyed.
Two giant tow trucks on the scene pulling away all the pieces. Firefighters, Sheriff's deputies, and investigators remained at the crash site for about four hours.
The fire director says Juhasz, a firefighter with one and a half years experience, was wearing a seatbelt when the accident happened.
There are very few details at this time as to why the truck veered from the road and flipped in a ditch. Right now Highway Patrol is investigating this crash.
Juhasz was driving by himself at the time of the crash. The fire director says another small fire pickup truck was ahead of him, but not involved in the crash.
Thursday, February 05 2009 @ 06:07 pm EST
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By ROB SPAHR Staff Writer, 609-272-7283
Published: Friday, February 06, 2009
HAMMONTON - An elderly couple was unhurt after their car crashed into a fish market Thursday.
Tony Vitale, who has owned the Village Fish Market on the White Horse Pike since 1985, was in his store's freezer when he heard "a loud bang" shortly after noon. The noise was the sound of a large sedan crushing the front of his store inward, shattering two large windows and hurling inventory across the room.....Continue Reading
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Thursday, February 05 2009 @ 01:34 pm EST
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By THOMAS BARLAS Staff Writer, 609-272-7201
Published: Thursday, February 05, 2009
Atlantic County will receive $750,000 in federal funds to help bolster its emergency operations.
The funds from the federal Department of Homeland Security will help improve emergency management and preparedness capabilities.
"A coordinated effort from our first responders is the most effective and efficient way to protect our residents," said U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. "These funds will help create a base of operations to help our police, firefighters and other emergency personnel to identify potential threats, communicate effectively and coordinate a response. These funds will improve public safety and save lives."
"We all know that we have to maintain a high level of preparedness in New Jersey, and establishing an operations nerve center is an important component of that," said U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J. "It's essential that our first responders are working together and are able to easily coordinate with each other when responding to any emergency. That's the purpose of these funds, which will help increase security in our state."
Also receiving money is Hudson County, which will get $1 million.
The federal funds stem from the fiscal year 2009 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that passed Sept. 30.
Lautenberg, a member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee's Homeland Security Subcommittee, and Menendez joined U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo, R-2nd, and U.S. Rep. Albio Sires, D-13th, in requesting the funding.
Tuesday, February 03 2009 @ 06:13 pm EST
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Published: Tuesday, February 03, 2009
Atlantic City - A firefighter has sued the city, claiming racial discrimination in the Fire Department.
Capt. Roderick B. Knox was unfairly harassed, disciplined and transferred over several years because he is black, the lawsuit alleges. It names the city, Fire Chief Dennis Brooks and Battalion Chief Robert Palamaro.
Knox, a firefighter since 1992, is seeking financial compensation, the removal of "racist individuals who have obtained positions of power in the administration" and the adoption of a race-neutral promotion system. His attorney is Clifford Van Syoc.
Battalion Chief Michael Mooney said the department has no comment on the lawsuit.
Knox also sued Trump Taj Mahal Hotel Casino in 1998, claiming his job there had been eliminated when less valuable white employees with similar responsibilities remained.
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ANTWERP TOWNSHIP., Mich. -- A firefighter was injured on Sunday morning when the fire tanker he was riding in rolled over.
Police say the accident happened at 8:30 Sunday morning near the intersection of CR657 and 66th Avenue in Antwerp Township.
The tanker was driving north on CR 657 when the truck's 26-year-old driver, from Lawton, lost control of the vehicle on the icy roadway. The tanker veered to the left, hit an embankment and rolled over.
The driver, who was wearing his seatbelt, was taken to Bronson Hospital where he was treated and released.
The 21-year-old passenger in the truck was not wearing his seat belt, and sustained several injuries in the crash, including a broken jaw, a possible broken nose, a punctured left leg and other injuries to his legs, lungs, and neck along with numerous cuts and bruises.
He was ejected from the vehicle when it rolled over.
The passenger bas been admitted to the trauma unit and is listed in serious condition.
The driver of the truck was cited for driving too fast for conditions.
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A fire at a Mattix Run apartment complex here left about a dozen residents homeless early Sunday, public safety officials said. Bayview Volunteer Fire Company Chief Joe Blazo said the fire was called in at 5:22 a.m.....read full article
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