09/17/2026
🚨 THREE FIREFIGHTERS HOSPITALIZED AFTER FIRE TRUCK REAR-ENDED ON I-95 🚨
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA
Three Boca Raton firefighters were taken to the hospital after their fire apparatus was REAR-ENDED while protecting an active crash scene on Interstate 95.
Boca Raton Fire Rescue had responded to an earlier crash in the southbound express lanes of I-95. While crews were completing operations, another vehicle slammed into the rear of the fire truck.
THREE FIREFIGHTERS WERE INSIDE THE APPARATUS WHEN IT WAS HIT.
One firefighter suffered minor injuries, while two others were transported for precautionary evaluation. The driver who struck the fire truck was also transported to the hospital.
Thankfully, authorities reported that none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.
But once again, we have to ask:
HOW MANY TIMES DOES THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?
That fire truck was positioned on the roadway for a reason.
It was there to protect firefighters.
It was there to protect the crash scene.
It was there to create a barrier between approaching traffic and the men and women working just feet away from vehicles traveling at highway speeds.
And even that massive piece of emergency equipment was not enough to prevent another secondary collision.
Every flashing light you see on the roadway represents somebody’s husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, friend or coworker.
They are not obstacles.
They are not inconveniences.
THEY ARE PEOPLE TRYING TO DO THEIR JOB AND GO HOME ALIVE.
When you approach flashing lights:
SLOW DOWN.
MOVE OVER.
PUT THE PHONE DOWN.
PAY ATTENTION.
GIVE RESPONDERS ROOM TO WORK.
Today, three firefighters went to the hospital.
This could have very easily been three families receiving devastating phone calls instead.
From all of us at Slow Down Move Over Inc., we wish the injured Boca Raton firefighters a complete recovery.
SLOW DOWN. MOVE OVER. SOMEONE’S LIFE DEPENDS ON IT.
