[06-03-2022] San Bernardino County, CA – Responding Fire Truck Struck From Behind by Big Rig on Freeway in Fontana

According to the San Bernardino County Fire Department, a fire truck that was responding to a collision was struck from behind by a big rig on the Interstate 10 Freeway in Fontana on Friday, June 3, 2022.

According to Battalion Chief Mike McClintock the crash occurred at about 2:34 a.m. just east of Sierra Avenue.

Medic Engine 76 (ME76) from the Bloomington Fire Station was on the westbound side of the freeway, just east of Sierra Avenue, to safely block the earlier collision when the big rig hit the apparatus from behind.

All Fire Department personnel were outside of the apparatus when it was struck and were not injured by the secondary collision.

Immediately after the secondary collision, firefighter-paramedics assessed for injuries and provided immediate care to two passengers in the large vehicle.

Both parties inside the truck had minor injuries and declined transport.

The apparatus was successful in shielding the original scene, McClintock said.

However, ME76 sustained significant damage, and crews from Station 76 have moved into a reserve apparatus so they can continue to provide service to Bloomington and the surrounding area, McClintock said.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of collisions.

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