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“It was a slow process,” she said. “ ey grounded the equipment and the tanker to make sure there were no sparks, but we were ready just in case.” scan a saddle tank, not the main tank, but crews emptied all ve compartments, she said.
“ is is not a normal call for us, and we hit the button to get the cavalry going,” Martin said. “We worked together as a team.” e West Metro hazardous materials team drilled holes into each compartment, sucked the fuel out of the tanks and then plugged the holes so nothing would leak out once the truck was upright, she said. Evergreen Fire/Rescue had re trucks and re ghters on scene in case sparks from the drill caused a re. e fuel was o oaded into another tanker.
Martin said she didn’t know why the truck driver was traveling down Kerr Gulch Road, which is steep and winding near Kittredge.
According to Evergreen Fire/Rescue, Colorado State Patrol is investigating the crash.
Martin added that the incident was a great opportunity for Evergreen re ghters to work with the West Metro team.
“ e good news is nobody got hurt, and it was a great team e ort,” she added.
She also thanked neighbors who were very forgiving of the lights, noise and blocked road all night and into the morning.
