Firefighter Killed in CA Tanker Rollover Identified

The U.S. Fire Administration has identified the CAL Fire contract firefighter who died in Monday's tanker rollover.

Firefighter/Driver Garrett Paiz, 38, was driving an empty 1993 Kenworth tanker when it left the roadway around 6:45 a.m. in Napa.

The tanker left the roadway on a curve and crashed through a guardrail and down a ravine, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Paiz died at the scene, officials said.

He was working on a water resupply run for crews battling the Nuns fire near Oakville when the crash occurred. 

Paiz, a contract firefighter for CAL Fire, was also a volunteer firefighter in Noel, MO.