Brightline, Delray Beach and Fire Rescue

Delray Beach firefighters placed on administrative leave after Brightline collision
Delray Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin announced Friday on Facebook that four employees will remain on leave with pay, pending the result of an internal investigation. According to Martin, this process is standard city policy.
4 Delray Beach Fire Rescue staff placed on leave after fire truck crash with Brightline train
Four Delray Beach Fire Rescue employees, including top brass, have been placed on administrative leave with pay after a Brightline train smashed into a fire truck last Saturday. Assistant Chief Kevin Green,
Brightline releases video of moments before crashing into Delray Beach fire truck, injuring 15 people
Brightline is responding after 15 people were injured when one of its trains crashed into a fire engine in Delray Beach on Saturday morning.
Four members of Delray Beach fire department placed on leave following Brightline collision
Four members of the Delray Beach Fire Rescue Department have been placed on administrative leave while an investigation is conducted into the Dec. 28, 2024, incident that saw one of the department’s ladder trucks hit by a Brightline train.
Passengers recount harrowing moments after Brightline train collides with Florida fire truck
Around 10:45 a.m., a Brightline train and a Delray Beach Fire Rescue ladder truck collided near East Atlantic Avenue and Railroad Avenue, according to city spokeswoman Gina Carter. Debris from the crash scattered across the tracks and nearby roadways.
Questions Linger After Delray Beach Brightline Crash With Fire Truck
As of Monday, three Delray Beach firefighters remained in stable condition at a hospital. From the Brightline Safety and Security Team: Railroad safety is a community wide effort. For everyone’s safety, never drive around crossing gates when they are down. pic.twitter.com/6TSeHHOuyq
Delray Beach fire chiefs suspends 4 pending probe of Brightline crash into fire truck
On Friday night, Chief Ronald Martin said in a statement Assistant Chief Kevin Green, Division Chief Todd Lynch, Capt. Brian Fiorey and Driver Engineer David Wyatt were suspended. He didn't say whether they were on the fire truck in the crash before 10:50 a.m. at the intersection of East Atlantic Avenue and Southeast First Avenue.
15 injured after Brightline train collides with fire truck in Florida
Police and fire rescue in Delray Beach, Florida, responded Saturday to an accident involving a Brightline train.
4 fire rescue staff on leave after Florida fire truck crash with Brightline train
They are on leave “pending the results of an internal administrative investigation to determine if City and Fire Rescue policies and procedures were followed,” the fire chief said.
4 Delray Beach Fire Rescue employees placed on leave after Brightline crash
Delray Beach Fire Chief Ronald Martin said in a Facebook post Friday evening that four employees are being placed on administrative leave with pay.
Four veteran Delray Beach firefighters on leave after ladder truck collision with train
The crossing gates were lowered and the fire truck was straddling the tracks when the high-speed train approached, a video of the collision shows.
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