A Chicago fire engine jumped a curb and hit a pickup, a stoplight and a tree on the West Side. Two firefighters are hospitalized.

Fire engines and fire trucks often get lumped together in everyday conversation, yet on the fireground they serve very different purposes. That distinction shapes how departments buy equipment, train ...

A Milwaukee fire engine was totaled in a head-on collision last week, leaving the fire department to rely on outdated equipment as it faces ongoing shortages. A Milwaukee fire engine was totaled in a ...

Vehicle-based firefighting equipment has come a long way since English inventor Richard Newsham patented the first fire engine in 1721. His horse-drawn machine incorporated a long-levered pump into ...

A 20-year-old Bedford woman was arrested late Tuesday night after allegedly driving drunk and triggering a multi-vehicle ...

A crash between a passenger bus and a Colorado Springs fire engine occurred on Saturday, June 13, 2026. (Jahlysa Azaret, The Gazette). A Colorado Springs fire engine collided with a passenger bus ...

A fire truck and a car collided head-on in Milwaukee, leaving two people hospitalized and the fire engine destroyed by flames. The crash happened around 2 a.m. at the intersection of 13th Street and ...

Two people were killed, including a 10-year-old boy, after a vehicle and a fire engine collided in Riverside County Friday. Authorities responded to the crash at State Street and Domenigoni Parkway in ...