Wednesday, June 10, 2009

COLORADO FIREFIGHTER HURT AS APPARATUS ROLLS DOWN HILL

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

An Evergreen firefighter was injured after the fire apparatus he was driving rolled down a hill today.  The firefighter suffered shoulder and neck injuries. He was wearing his seatbelt.

Chief Garry DeJong said the firefighter was driving a pumper truck a on a narrow road with no shoulder. He had moved to the side of the road to make room for oncoming traffic and started to slide and the truck rolled down the hill. The driver was the only person on board. He was taken to the hospital and was due to be released Tuesday evening.
The truck suffered significant damage. It landed on top of a 1969 Firebird the owner says he had been restoring for 30 years. An ATV was also damaged.

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