Incident Name:
Date: 6/14/2006, 06:45 hours
Personnel: Ralph Aguilar
Age: 42
Agency/Organization: Private contractor under contract with the New Mexico Division of State Forestry
Position: Firefighter returning from a fire
Summary:
Firefighter Aguilar was returning from a fire. He died from injuries he received when the apparatus he was operating drifted onto the shoulder of the road . It appears steering overcorrection caused the vehicle to roll. It was reported that Aguilar was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the truck.
Maxwell, NM
Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Brief description from the NWCG Safetygram for 2006:
- Date: 6/14/2006
- Location/Jurisdiction: Maxwell, New Mexico
- Activity and Type of Accident: Driving
- Agency / Entity of Personnel Involved: Contractor
- Type of Accident: Vehicle Rollover
- Number of People 1
- Fatalities: 1
- USFA Memorial Database: Ralph Aguilar
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