MORGAN COUNTY FIRE & EMS

Long-haul truck driver escapes flames as fire consumes his tractor and trailer.

At 7:49 p.m. on March 1, Morgan County Fire and EMS volunteers and the Mountain Green Fire District volunteers received a call for a vehicle fire. The vehicular fire was located on I-84 at mile marker 103, eastbound off-ramp in Morgan County. The truck was fully engulfed as firefighters arrived. They fought the blaze in cold weather and high canyon winds for several hours. The Mountain Green volunteer firefighters provided water and extra tools, including saws, to cut open the burning trailer. The off-ramp was closed, which forced residents to take an alternate route at this busy intersection.

A blown turbo on a semi caused the engine to catch fire and quickly consumed the entire cab and trailer. The driver received only minor injuries and was transported by ambulance to a local hospital for observation. He was heard saying, “I guess this is my way of going out in flames.” The operator of the truck is a 40year veteran driver and was on his way to completing his last haul driving this big rig before retiring.

Mountain Green firefighters do more than fight fires, work hazmat calls and save lives with their life supporting medicines. They perform public services such as digging out fire hydrants and educating folks about firefighting and fire prevention. Tours of the fire station and apparatus provide inspiration and information to potential future firefighters. Here are 15 youngsters listening to Firefighter Nate Tobler as he describes the functions of Squad131. l with them because they are more intense. The entire wrestling program, men’s and women’s, is a big family, super nice and super supportive.”

Jones enjoys Carl Albert because it is a smaller community college with smaller classes where the professors spend time individually helping students. She is studying business and would love to continue her wrestling career at a four-year university and study Agricultural Business and return to work on her family farm. l