i asked the operator whether or not he could separate his cab from the tanker and he said he tried but he couldn t. can you separate it? no way. i cannot. fearing for their lives, trooper lauer and the driver take cover behind the police cruiser out of view of the dashcam. they hope the fire department arrives before it s too late. lieutenant brian wimper, his brother jeff and firefighter janet evans respond from the bristol fire department. when we arrived on scene, the rear tires of the truck was on fire. at that point, we didn t know how long the fire had been burning or how long it d been exposing the aluminum tank. being aluminum, it has a failing point rather quickly. lieutenant wimper and his crew decide to park this front of the bumping tanker, and for good reason. we parked in front of the truck to give us protection from being uphill, upwind. we also parked in that location to use the truck as a shield in