A contract firefighter who was driving a water tender truck was killed Monday morning when it went off the road and crashed in Napa County near the Nuns Fire, Cal Fire officials said.
The truck overturned about 6:50 a.m. on Oakville Grade, about two miles west of Highway 29. The driver was working the 48,000-acre Nuns Fire that's burning in Napa County, Cal Fire Chief David Shew said.
Oakville Grade is a very steep road and is "known as one of the steepest in Napa County," Shew said. He was driving downhill when the water tender truck overturned.
"Something happened," Shew said. "I don't know what yet, but he lost control and the vehicle rolled off the embankment."