South Metro, CO E-36 was recently re-positioned at a motor vehicle collision off the side of an interstate highway. E-36 was being relocated to provide the blocking function for the crews treating the victims of the collision. The Engineer noticed two vehicles sliding towards the incident on a snowy/icy road. The Engineer blasted the air horn to notify the crew of the impending danger. The sliding vehicles, two SUV’s struck E-36 and moved it 5 feet. The crews were spared any injury due to the positiong of E-36 and the situation awareness of the Officer and Engineer.
LESSONS LEARNED: The blocking function must be addressed at every collision at an interstate collision and should be considered on busy artery roads/streets. The situation awareness cannot be ignored either
