At approximately 7:45 a.m. PDT, August 11, 2017, a Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression Inc. contracted fire crew transport truck assigned to the Parker 2 Fire was involved in a single vehicle accident on Highway 299 near Cedarville, California. Eight firefighters were injured. Five were transported to local medical facilities by ambulance; three were transported by air ambulance. Seven of the firefighters have been treated and released, and one firefighter is still undergoing medical evaluation.
The truck rolled over after the driver tried to avoid hitting a vehicle that had stopped due to deer being in the road.
The Parker 2 Fire has burned almost 8,000 acres on the Modoc National Forest east of Alturas, California.
Thanks and a tip of the hat go out to Rick.
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