Temple, TX, Firefighter Hurt in Rig Crash

    July 22, 2025
    A dump trailer hit the Temple truck while it was responding to a car fire.

    A Temple firefighter was injured Monday in a collision between a fire truck and a dump trailer.

    Fire Chief Mitch Randles said the rig was responding to a car fire when the crash occurred, KCEN reported.

    Both trucks sustained moderate damage.

     

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    Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues. 

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