West Routt firefighters injured in engine rollover after leaving scene of structure fire
Lisa Schlichtman / Steamboat Pilot & Today
A West Routt Fire Protection District engine rolled down an embankment Saturday night after leaving the scene of a fire.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS A crew of West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters were injured in an engine rollover Saturday evening. The crash occurred as the crew was returning to the station after extinguishing a structure fire at Canyon Valley Ranch.
The engine they were traveling in went off the edge of Valley Drive, which was steep and icy. The vehicle rolled several times and came to rest approximately 150 to 200 feet down a steep embankment.
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Four firefighters were injured when their engine rolled multiple times off a road and down a hillside near Steamboat Springs on Saturday, the West Routt Fire Protection District said.
The engine stopped 255 feet down the hillside on the edge of Valley Drive on Routt County Road 68A.
The four firefighters were buckled up and taken to hospitals where they were treated and released, Chief Trevor Guire said.
Engine 7-1 was responding to a garage fire at 40700 Peak View Court when it broke loose on the steep and icy road and rolled off the edge. Speed was not considered a factor, officials said.
4 firefighters hospitalized after engine rolls off hillside near Steamboat Springs
West Routt Fire Protection District
and last updated 2020-12-20 16:23:41-05
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. â Four West Routt Fire Protection District firefighters were injured when the engine they were in rolled down a hillside on the edge of Valley Drive on Routt County Road 68A Saturday.
The engine rolled multiple times before stopping 255 feet down the hillside. The four firefighters on board were buckled up and taken to area hospitals where they were treated and released, according to West Routt Fire Chief Trevor Guire.
Engine 7-1 was responding to a garage fire at 40700 Peak View Court when it broke loose on the steep and icy road and rolled off the edge. Speed was not considered a factor.