In October 2009, a second-due FDNY ladder company flipped onto its side and skidded into a tree after colliding with a third-due engine company responding to a report of an odor of gas in Brooklyn...

In October 2009, a second-due FDNY ladder company flipped onto its side and skidded into a tree after colliding with a third-due engine company responding to a report of an odor of gas in Brooklyn. The accident led the department to initiate its modified-response policy.