New Orleans firefighter Dwayne Jackson died injuries sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 westbound near Prairieville Thursday morning, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.

Troopers with Louisiana State Police are investigating after an early morning two-vehicle crash left a New Orleans firefighter dead.

According to an NOFD spokesperson, Dwayne Jackson, 41, died early Thursday morning from injuries he suffered involved in a two-vehicle crash in I-10 West near Prairieville. Jackson was a 14-year veteran of the NOFD.

The firefighter's situation was quickly secured and they were was taken to Stroger Hospital for observation, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt said.

A Chicago firefighter was rescued after he became trapped while battling a fire on the city’s Northwest Side Friday morning. Firefighters responded to an apartment building in the 2000 block of West Thomas in the Ukrainian Village neighborhood.

A mayday call was issued Friday for a Chicago firefighter who became trapped while battling a fire in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood.