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No Injuries in NWF Engine Rollover
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At approximately 3:15 pm on February 10, 2009 Engine 41 of North-
West Fire Protection District was involved in a rollover accident on
Colorado State Highway 9 near Park County Road 14. The engine
was returning from Fairplay to its station in Alma after being fueled
and was not involved in an emergency response at the time of the
accident. No other vehicles were involved.
The driver was the only occupant of the fire engine, was wearing a
seatbelt, and was uninjured. The severity of the damage to the
engine will be investigated by mechanics from the manufacturer and
repairs will be determined from their assessment. All of the damage
appears to have occurred to the passenger side of the vehicle.
Witnesses have told fire officials that the driver did an outstanding
job of making sure no other vehicle became involved as there were
at least 3 other cars around when the engine began to slide. The
driver was able to get the engine out of the way of oncoming traffic
as the slide was corrected. The engine then went onto the shoulder
and hit the embankment, causing it to roll onto its side.
“One of North-West’s reserve engines is now in service at the Alma
station so emergency services will not be hindered while this engine
is out of service for repairs” according to Chief Mike Roll. “We are
just thankful no one was hurt. This could have been much worse,
but everyone is safe and was able to walk away. We can repair the
equipment, it is the people that matter most”
No Injuries in NWF Engine Rollover
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At approximately 3:15 pm on February 10, 2009 Engine 41 of North-
West Fire Protection District was involved in a rollover accident on
Colorado State Highway 9 near Park County Road 14. The engine
was returning from Fairplay to its station in Alma after being fueled
and was not involved in an emergency response at the time of the
accident. No other vehicles were involved.
The driver was the only occupant of the fire engine, was wearing a
seatbelt, and was uninjured. The severity of the damage to the
engine will be investigated by mechanics from the manufacturer and
repairs will be determined from their assessment. All of the damage
appears to have occurred to the passenger side of the vehicle.
Witnesses have told fire officials that the driver did an outstanding
job of making sure no other vehicle became involved as there were
at least 3 other cars around when the engine began to slide. The
driver was able to get the engine out of the way of oncoming traffic
as the slide was corrected. The engine then went onto the shoulder
and hit the embankment, causing it to roll onto its side.
“One of North-West’s reserve engines is now in service at the Alma
station so emergency services will not be hindered while this engine
is out of service for repairs” according to Chief Mike Roll. “We are
just thankful no one was hurt. This could have been much worse,
but everyone is safe and was able to walk away. We can repair the
equipment, it is the people that matter most”
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North-West Fire Protection District