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Canyon Fire Water Tender Fatality 2016

  • Incident Information:

  • Location:

    California
  • Date:

    09/21/2016
  • Incident Type:

    Water Tender Incident
  • Description:

    Ventura County Fire Engineer Ryan Osler died from injuries sustained in a fire apparatus crash while negotiating a traffic circle enroute to the Canyon Fire on Vandenburg Air Force Base. According to media reports, the water tender truck was loaded with 2,000 gallons of water and struck a curb in the roundabout then overturned. Two Firefighters were in the vehicle when it crashed. The passenger, Engineer Osler, was killed. The driver suffered minor injuries. 

    Driving, Fatality, Water Tender Incident or Accident