JOSEPHINE COUNTY, Ore. One person reportedly died in a crash in rural Josephine County.
Investigators said just after 12:00 a.m. on May 5, first responders were dispatched to a vehicle fire in the 300 block of Limpy Creek Road.
When emergency personnel arrived at the location, they found an SUV that crashed into a tree and was on fire.
One dead occupant was found in the driver’s seat. However, that person has not yet been positively identified.
Firefighters said it appeared the vehicle left the road at a high rate of speed before hitting trees and erupting into flames. It also seemed like the fire had been burning for some time, Rural Metro Fire said.
Violent rollover crash leaves multiple people seriously injured
Multiple people are in the hospital with serious injuries after their truck rolled over on Redwood Highway near Milepost 12.5.
Posted: May 2, 2021 2:23 PM
Updated: May 2, 2021 2:32 PM
Posted By: Brett Taylor
WONDER, Ore According to Rural Metro Fire, a violent crash on Redwood Highway near Milepost 12.5 sent multiple people to the hospital with serious injuries.
During an investigation, conducted by Oregon State Police, police discovered that the truck left the road and rolled multiple times, before finally hitting a utility pole.
Police also say that both occupants were ejected from the truck.
RMF says that a sheriff s deputy came upon the crash and initiated care to both occupants of the vehicle before rescue crews from Rural Metro Fire, Grants Pass Fire Rescue and AMR-Josephine County arrived.
Agencies help Arizona family prepare for wildfire season and recover from Ocotillo Fire
By FOX 10 Staff
Agencies help family prepare for wildfire season
CAVE CREEK, Ariz. - A team of first responders came together to support a Cave Creek family that is trying to recover following the Ocotillo wildfire last summer but now they re better prepared for the next fire to come their way. That was tough. This family lost quite a bit of their property to the fire itself. They also did lose a building at the back of their residence. But it was just another thing that added to things they already had going on in life, said Shawn Gilleland of the Rural Metro Fire Department.
Man in wheelchair hurt in welding incident near 91st and Glendale avenues
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Authorities say a man in a wheelchair suffered serious burn injuries during a welding incident near 91st and Glendale avenues Saturday.
According to Rural Metro Fire officials, the 79-year-old man was injured when welding equipment he was working with somehow exploded.
The man suffered burns to his upper torso and face.
He was taken to a hospital in serious condition.
No other details were provided.