Columbia Fire Dept Hit by Vehicle Fatality 2010

Firefighter Chance Hyatt Zobel and his engine company were dispatched to a fire in the median of a local highway. When his company and another engine arrived on the scene, they positioned their apparatus in a shielding position to protect firefighters from traffic.
As Firefighter Zobel and other firefighters were extinguishing the fire, a two-vehicle crash occurred on the highway behind the apparatus. The crash caused one of the vehicles to slide between the guardrail and one of the engines. The vehicle entered the fire scene and struck Firefighter Zobel and another firefighter. Both firefighters were transported to the hospital. Firefighter Zobel died due to traumatic injuries.