VIDEO/PHOTOS: Two volunteers firefighters are recovering after their fire truck overturned while responding to a field fire in Obion County.

“So Samburg just rolled their tanker on a call that they were responding to on our behalf, so they were coming to help us,” said Chief Karl Ullrich with the Union City Fire Department. The Samburg Volunteer Fire Department was responding to a mutual-aid call from the Union City Fire Department when the crash happened on Walker Tanner Road.

“The conditions are good. The driver sustained a laceration on his ear and was taken to the hospital and sewn up and the second firefighter, was flown to Memphis, regional one center, and they ran tests and did not find any broken bones or anything and was actually released from the hospital,” said Chief Mike Hogg with the Samburg Fire Department.

Hogg says the driver was traveling on a road he had never been on before when the truck reached a curve and the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to overturn. While both firefighters recover, Hogg says other fire departments across the county are ready to help if the department needs additional resources.

“All they have to do is call and we’ll respond with whatever equipment we have available, that they would need. I’m concerned that Samburg, I don’t know how they’re gonna be able to replace that tanker. Fire apparatus are extremely expensive, and very few communities who you know, have the cash on hand to replace that,” said Hogg.

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Travelers planning to spend Labor Day weekend at popular outdoor destinations in Kittitas County will need to revise their plans. Three active wildfires have forced officials to close Lake Kachess, Lake Cle Elum and parts of the Cle Elum Valley, eliminating access to picnic areas, hiking spots and other recreational attractions in the upper region of the county.

The Three Queens Fire, the Goat Fire and the King Fire have collectively burned 12,000 acres across the region. The closures are designed to provide firefighting personnel and equipment safe passage along roads and through areas as crews work to contain the blazes.

Kittitas County Sheriff Whitsett said fire crews are taking advantage of current weather conditions to prepare for the next phase of the firefighting effort. “The firefighters are using this time when the conditions aren’t quite as bad, they use this time to prep for what’s coming next to be ready for the next hot spell, the next windy day when things could go bad again,” Whitsett said.

The fires have been burning for several weeks, and full containment is not expected until after Labor Day. Several communities in the area have experienced Level 3 evacuation orders, the most severe evacuation status, requiring residents to leave immediately. Sheriff Whitsett acknowledged the impact on the community and urged visitors to return once conditions improve.

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