Westerville Fire Department Engine 115 Accident and Recovery

Engine 115 was responding to a call when it rolled on its passenger side, trying to avoid an oncoming tow truck.

Engine 115 is a reserve engine for the fire department. Its a 1996 Pierce Sabre. It has a 1,500 gpm Waterous pump, a 500 gallon water tank and carries more than 2,250 feet of hose. It carries first response EMS equipment and can provide immediate care and defibrillation to cardiac arrest patients.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Westerville
• Fire Department
• Fire Engine Accident

[flammabletube]

hope the crew are all OK very nice recovery job by the cranes

ntstick06 laugh if you will but maybe that truck could have been the one to respond to your family when needed shut up idiot

[Jayellbee]

Wow. The truck is toast...

[LCEUclan]

atleast it was a reserve rig and not a frontline rig. still its hard to see a could truck get beat up like this.

[roberttrains]

i was at San Jose Engine 12 station in there city if they are to damage any fire engine no matter if it is a scratch paint to a full rollover they get the same discipline so they say if you are going to wreck make it count in San Jose but that was a couple months ago so it might have changed

[truckerjay1]

@arohn2007 even if it did break loose, it wouldnt have rolled over the opposite way. at the most would have bounced hard. after turning so many cars and trucks back over even on banked roads and ramps never had one roll completely over. you mainly use the second wrecker or crane as added safety and to keep from damaging the vehicle even more than it is. a soft landing is a lot better than a couple hard bounces.

[truckerjay1]

a recovery like that is normal for the people doing it. i used to work for them years ago and that fire truck was nothing compared to some of the things that company has done. they recover everything from motorcycles to jumbo jets and trains. if they can't get it out, you might as well bury it where it is. good job again to the boys at eastland towing and crane

[arohn2007]

Looks like on 3:22 they almost had a dieaster. If it would've broke loose and slammed down it may have rolled the other way onto the crane.