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Denver Fire Department Vehicle Rolls During Response To Fire

DENVER (CBS4) -- A Shift Commander with the Denver Fire Department suffered only minor injuries after a rollover accident while "running code" to a call Thursday evening.

The unidentified commander's SUV was hit by a civilian's car at Colfax Avenue and Osage Street just before 7 p.m.

Denver Fire Accident 1 (Denver Fire tweet)
(credit: Denver Fire Department/Twitter)

It rolled, trapping the commander until other fire department personnel arrived and removed some of the wreckage to free him.

He was responding lights and sirens to another incident.

Denver Fire Accident 2 (Denver Fire tweet)
(credit: Denver Fire Department/Twitter)

He was transported to the hospital, Denver Fire spokesman Greg Pixley told CBS4.

A Shift Commander is in charge of the entire department during a 24-hour shift.

 

 

 

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