By Bill Carey
FireRescue1
GALLATIN COUNTY, Ky. — A Kentucky firefighter is recovering from injuries he received when the fire truck he was driving rolled over, ejecting him.
The Glencoe volunteer firefighter was responding to a car fire when he encountered a vehicle on a narrow, one-lane road, WKRC reported. The firefighter moved the fire engine to the shoulder and one of the rear wheels went off the road.
“When he did, he lost control of the truck and it overturned several times into a field. He’s in serious condition and he’s had multiple surgeries to repair fractures in his back,” Glencoe Fire Chief Bud Webster said.
Investigators said the driver over-corrected and when the tire went back on the road, the fire engine overturned multiple times and ejected the driver, WCPO reported.
Webster said the loss of the fire engine is significant for the department.
“All of our trucks haul more water than the average fire truck, we need every piece of water we can get,” Webster said. “With us being down 1,500 gallons of water on that truck, we’ll probably likely increase mutual aid for other tankers to that area.”
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