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Type 3 Pumper Rolls Over Responding in Butte County, CA

July 4, 2024

Firefighters from Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit were injured when the engine rolled over in Butte County.

Three firefighters were injured Wednesday morning when their fire truck flipped over in Butte County.

The Type 3 engine from Cal Fire's Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit (LNU) was responding to the Thompson Fire in Butte County when the accident happeend, according to KCRA.com.

The rig rolled, coming to rest on its roof in a ditch, The California Highway Patrol told the television station.

The crash happened around 7:30 a.m. and highway patrol officials said the three firefighters on board self-extricated.

The firefighters were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Police are investigating the cause of the crash.

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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.