FIREWIRE Magazine Fall 2014 | Page 14

Overturned tanker truck on I-15 proved the need for constant staffing for our Haz-Mat stations. LABOR REP. ERIC SPIES BRITT SIPE DIVISION CHIEF BY: TRAVIS GRAPES HORSE RESCUE Division 2 once again has had a busy quarter with many notable calls, including a horse rescue, a major hazardous materials incident on the I-15 and a traffic accident involving an extended extrication, just to name a few. Crew 6-1 also spent some time in Wrightwood educating the public on defensible space, and a veteran captain transferred to Division 1. SIGNIFICANT INCIDENTS In late July San Bernardino County Fire responded to a traffic collision with major extrication on Palmdale Road near the town of Phelan. First arriving units found a small sedan had collided head on with a truck towing a toy hauler. Trapped in the wreckage, the driver of the sedan sustained critical injuries and had to be extricated from his vehicle.