Rapid Lesson Sharing
The water tender after the rollover. (Wildfire Lessons Learned Center photo)
Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center
At approximately 0755 hours on September 27th, August Complex South Zone communications was notified of a Water Tender accident via radio by another Water Tender Operator who was also working in the area.
The Water Tender involved in the accident was full with approximately 4,000 gallons of water being utilized for road dust abatement.
Before experiencing radio challenges, the first Water Tender on scene was able to notify communications that there had been an accident and the Water Tender Operator had an injury to the shoulder, back and neck.
It is unknown if the driver was ejected from the vehicle during the accident, but the first water tender on scene did observe the driver climbing out from underneath the front bumper area of the wreckage.
