Bolli Fire Water Tender Rollover 2007

On May 25, 2007, at 1200 hours on the Bolli Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, a contracted Type 2 water tender was assigned to watering Forest Road 35N18, the main access route to the fire, for dust abatement. The water tender was traveling at an estimated 5-10 miles per hour on a slight uphill grade on a straight section when the driver’s side tires left the hardened road surface, collapsing the road edge and causing the vehicle to roll and slide down the embankment approximately 200 feet. The driver was ejected during the rollover and suffered lacerations to the head and a broken thumb. The water tank was separated from the chassis and the truck cab was sheered off.

Driving, Water Tender Incident or Accident