Brookfield, VT, Rig Totaled after Being Hit on Interstate
While blocking a crash scene on a Vermont interstate, a fire truck was hit by a vehicle.
"The driver was in the truck, but he saw the car coming in the mirror. So, he got himself ready for getting hit. He was fine. He didn't have any damage," Brookfield Fire Chief Robert Coniff told mynbc5.
The driver of the Prius that hit the tanker was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center with serious injuries. Two dogs also were hurt, including one critically. They were taken to an animal hospital.
"The Williamstown department has an expert tanker that they're checking with their management in the town to make sure it's alright if we run it right now. Without a tanker, we're in big trouble because we don't have city water and so we have to use portable bags to transport our water."
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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.
