2021 Mail Truck Fires | Mail Truck Fires

NJ Postal Vehicle Fire

January 13, 2026July 20, 2021

A damaged postal truck parked on a street, with visible signs of fire damage and debris scattered around. The truck's interior shows extensive destruction, and trees and grass are visible in the background.

No injuries in NJ and it started with the engine overheating

Postal truck fire – Louisiana

January 13, 2026July 7, 2021

A damaged delivery truck being towed, with significant front-end damage visible. A police vehicle is parked nearby, and the scene is viewed from inside another vehicle.

Postal vehicle fire in Louisiana. No injuries and the carrier is fine.

Postal vehicle fire – Minnesota

January 13, 2026July 4, 2021

A postal delivery truck engulfed in flames on the side of the road, with thick black smoke rising from it. Firefighters are nearby, attending to the situation.

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Postal Vehicle fire – New York

January 13, 2026June 27, 2021

A damaged postal delivery truck with its front end burned on a roadside, while smoke and flames emerge from the rear of the truck. A car is parked nearby, and firefighters can be seen in the background.

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USPS mail delivery truck catches fire in Redmond, Oregon

January 13, 2026June 2, 2021

A vehicle on fire, producing thick smoke, parked on a gravel surface near a fence. The scene shows the flames visible in the front of the vehicle, with emergency responders approaching in the background.

A witness said it happened around 3:30 p.m. in the alley of Northwest Seventh Street, between Cedar and Dogwood avenues, on a day when Redmond’s temperature soared to a record 97 degrees, one of several broken around the High Desert.

Mail truck catches on fire in Frankenmuth, Michigan after driver hits a tree

January 13, 2026June 2, 2021

A postal delivery truck on fire, with flames and smoke visible in the area. The truck is parked near a white wooden fence with greenery surrounding it.

According to police, the 21-year-old mail truck driver from Bridgeport Township ran off the road and hit a tree, the vehicle caught fire upon the impact

Postal truck fire – Maryland

January 13, 2026May 17, 2021

A burned-out vehicle left on the side of the road, with debris scattered around. On the left, the vehicle shows extensive fire damage. The surrounding area includes a residential setting with trees and houses.

Promaster fire in Maryland.

Almost all mail destroyed in mail truck fire in Port St. Lucie

January 13, 2026April 27, 2021

A firefighter in protective gear examines a burned vehicle on the roadside, with visible fire damage. A fire truck is parked in the background, indicating ongoing emergency response.

On Monday, Port St. Lucie Police along with the St. Lucie County Fire District responded to a United States Postal Service (USPS) mail truck that caught fire.

Postal truck fire – Washingtonville, NY

January 13, 2026April 14, 2021

Emergency responders wearing yellow gear working to extinguish a fire on a vehicle beside a roadway. Smoke and flames are rising from the vehicle in the foreground with another vehicle parked nearby.

While on standby in Chester, Washingtonville and Monroe units operated at this vehicle fire

Postal truck fire – Auburn, AL

January 13, 2026April 14, 2021

A USPS delivery vehicle with smoke rising from the back and visible flames inside, parked on a tree-lined road. Another damaged vehicle is seen in the background, showing significant burn marks.

Postal truck fire in Auburn, AL shared in a Facebook group by a rural carrier.

United States Postal Service truck bursts into flames in West Bay Shore, NY

January 19, 2026April 7, 2021

A vehicle on fire in a residential area, with flames and thick black smoke rising into the air. Nearby, a street sign reads 'Mystic Oaks Dr'.

A U.S. Postal Service delivery truck burst into flames Wednesday morning in West Bay Shore, the fire destroying the vehicle and much of the mail it was carrying, Suffolk County fire officials said

Postal truck goes up in flames in east Lincoln

January 13, 2026March 4, 2021

Two firefighters using hoses to extinguish a fire in a damaged mail delivery truck. Smoke is billowing from the vehicle as they work to control the situation on a suburban street.

Unconfirmed reports of a United States Postal Service (USPS) truck going up in flames near 56th and Randolph Streets have been made just before 4:15 p.m