Structural Collapse

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Firefighters at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that involved an MTA bus and two other cars in Baltimore Saturday.
Firefighters at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that involved an MTA bus and two other cars in Baltimore Saturday.
Firefighters at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that involved an MTA bus and two other cars in Baltimore Saturday.
Firefighters at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that involved an MTA bus and two other cars in Baltimore Saturday.
Firefighters at the scene of a multi-vehicle crash that involved an MTA bus and two other cars in Baltimore Saturday.
Structural Collapse

Bus Hits Cars, Slams into Baltimore Building

June 18, 2023
The crash between a Baltimore MTA bus, several cars and an apartment building sent seventeen people to the hospital with various injuries.
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FFs Rescue Six from Collapse of CT Building Under Construction

June 3, 2023
Officials said workers were not able to keep up with concrete being poured on the New Haven apartment building, leading to the collapse.
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This May 29 photo shows the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, IA.
This May 29 photo shows the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, IA.
This May 29 photo shows the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, IA.
This May 29 photo shows the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, IA.
This May 29 photo shows the partial collapse of a six-story apartment building in Davenport, IA.
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'You're going to die,' Mason Told Workers at Doomed IA Building

June 3, 2023
A 9-1-1 caller said a wall at the Davenport building was bulging and at least two families left the building due to major cracks in the wall.
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Several Rescued from Partial Collapse of IA Apartment Building

May 29, 2023
At least eight people had been rescued from the partially collapsed six-story building in downtown Davenport by Monday morning.
Photo courtesy of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department
While involved in a police pursuit, a vehicle left the roadway and completely entered a duplex. Two occupants were pinned in the vehicle. This resulted in a complex shoring and rescue operation. Shoring the structure also made investigating the crash and recovering the vehicle far safer for law enforcement and the tow operator than would have been the case otherwise.
While involved in a police pursuit, a vehicle left the roadway and completely entered a duplex. Two occupants were pinned in the vehicle. This resulted in a complex shoring and rescue operation. Shoring the structure also made investigating the crash and recovering the vehicle far safer for law enforcement and the tow operator than would have been the case otherwise.
While involved in a police pursuit, a vehicle left the roadway and completely entered a duplex. Two occupants were pinned in the vehicle. This resulted in a complex shoring and rescue operation. Shoring the structure also made investigating the crash and recovering the vehicle far safer for law enforcement and the tow operator than would have been the case otherwise.
While involved in a police pursuit, a vehicle left the roadway and completely entered a duplex. Two occupants were pinned in the vehicle. This resulted in a complex shoring and rescue operation. Shoring the structure also made investigating the crash and recovering the vehicle far safer for law enforcement and the tow operator than would have been the case otherwise.
While involved in a police pursuit, a vehicle left the roadway and completely entered a duplex. Two occupants were pinned in the vehicle. This resulted in a complex shoring and rescue operation. Shoring the structure also made investigating the crash and recovering the vehicle far safer for law enforcement and the tow operator than would have been the case otherwise.
Structural Collapse

Technical Rescue: Operational Considerations for Vehicle vs. Building Incidents

April 10, 2023
Jake Hoffman provides detailed information about the shoring that might be required for an operation at the scene of a vehicle striking a building.