AZ Firefighter Killed in Apparatus Crash

A firefighter was killed Friday morning when the apparatus he was driving rolled over near Sells, Arizona.

The firefighter, Anthony Polk, 31, was driving through rough terrain when the accident occurred. he and his crew were traveling along Federal Route 19 to battle the Montezuma Fire, located 20 miles southeast of Sells, according to a news report on YumaSun.com (http://bit.ly/LhWXtn).

Two other firefighters, including 29-year-old Andy Rosales of Yuma, sustained minor injuries during the incident.

Other firefighters in the area responded and provided medical assistance, as did the Tohono O’odham Police Department. The injured firefighters were taken by ambulance to the Sells Hospital.

Read more: http://bit.ly/LhWXtn.

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