Tuesday, February 17, 2015

FIRE TRUCK SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF A FIRE WATER TANKER SPILLING HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF WATER AND INJURING 2 FIREFIGHTERS IN MOUNT CALM, TEXAS



FEBRUARY 16, 2015

MOUNT CALM, TEXAS:

A local chief is thankful after crews from a different town come to his department's rescue following an accident that left two firefighters injured. One man's knee was crushed on impact while the other only had minor injuries. Both are now recovering.
Mount Calm Firefighters were rushing to assist with a brush fire in Hubbard when in an instant they went from answering a call to being the ones calling for help Saturday afternoon. One of their fire trucks slammed into the back of their tanker spilling hundreds of gallons of water.
Mount Calm Fire Chief says it was a scary situation.
"When I saw the two guys when I came out of the truck, like I said, I had such an adrenaline flow," says Stuckly. "When I saw the whole front of the truck and the cab like that, I immediately thought we had at least one dead fireman."
Thankfully that wasn't the case. Several Hubbard crews rushed from the brush fire to free the two firefighters trapped inside their truck.
Chief Milton Stuckly says he's grateful for the other departments help.
“It's nice to know down here where we live in the south end of Hill County that you got Hubbard and Penelope that were there when we needed them," says Stuckly. "It's nice to know that you got them and we thank God that we've got them.”
The two firefighters were airlifted to the hospital but were released later that evening.
The total cost of damage is still unknown but Stuckly says it will likely be in the tens of thousands of dollars.
Mount Calm will still be able to handle accidents and minor fires in their area but firefighters from Hubbard and Penelope will be called out to any major fires for the time being.