Bradley, CA – At around 9:31 am on Tuesday morning, November 13, CAL FIRE responded to a rollover vehicle accident on Indian Valley Road about 5 miles south of the Hare Canyon Road intersection, near Bradley. On arrival, firefighters found a pickup truck on it's roof with it's load of approximately 25 gallons of hazardous pool cleaning chemicals scattered on the roadway. The driver was not injured. Additional resources were requested, and a section of Indian Valley Road was closed. After evaluation of the situation and chemicals involved, clean-up of the chemicals was turned over to a representative of the company transporting them. A CAL FIRE engine remained at the scene until the chemicals were cleaned up and the pickup truck was transported from the accident site. Assisting CAL FIRE on this call were the Gonzales Fire Department with their Breathing Support Unit, the Salinas Fire Department with their Haz Mat Response Unit, the Seaside Fire Department with their Haz Mat Response Unit, the California Highway Patrol, San Luis Ambulance, and the Monterey County Environmental Health Department.
A Division Chief, Battalion Chief, 4 fire engines, 2 hazardous material units, a Breathing Support Unit, a Supply Unit, and a Public Information Officer responded to this incident for a total of 38 personnel.
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