Apparatus

Apparatus Accident in NE Requires Extrication

Nov. 8, 2021

An Omaha Fire Department apparatus is inoperable after being involved in a crash Sunday that caused multiple injuries and required an extrication.

Source Firehouse.com News

Omaha Engine 3 was involved in a serious accident requiring extrication, sending two people to the hospital.

Firefighters from Omaha were responding to an emergency early Sunday morning when they were involved in an accident with a passenger vehicle.

According to WOWT News, the wreck happened near Martha and 10^th Streets when an apparatus was responding to a medical emergency.

According to the Omaha Fire Department, the incident took place as the passenger vehicle went around a stopped SUV, causing the accident with the fire truck.

Officials said the person in the passenger car needed to be extricated before being transported to a local hospital, while the SUV driver was evaluated and transported as well.

The accident is currently under investigation and the fire vehicle involved is inoperable, per Omaha fire officials.