Chalk Fire Engine Rollover 2008

On Oct. 3, 2008, San Bernardino Engine 56 was involved in a rollover accident while assigned to the Chalk Fire on the Los Padres National Forest. The accident occurred at approximately 1940 hours when the engine was enroute, as part of Strike Team 6609C, to a night shift assignment. The accident, of which Engine 56 was the only vehicle involved, occurred on a paved, dry and clear, narrow, two-­lane road within the Fort Hunter Leggett Military Base. The five crew members aboard the engine were treated at the scene and transported to a local hospital where they were treated and released with minor injuries.

Engines, Driving