3 SRP employees to be honored for helping extinguish highway fire
Aug 11, 2019, 4:30 AM | Updated: 2:02 pm
SRP Water Construction West Employees Bryan Dodge, Vince Ortega and Danlee Yazzie. (Photo courtesy of SRP)
(Photo courtesy of SRP)
PHOENIX — Three SRP Water Construction West employees will be honored next week for helping extinguish a truck fire near the Loop 101 on July 2.
The three employees — Bryan Dodge, Danlee Yazzie and Vince Ortega — noticed a tractor-trailer on fire as they were heading east on Interstate 10 with a nearby DPS officer on the scene.
With a full SRP water truck, the crew pulled over and helped extinguish the majority of the flames before firefighters arrived.
The event was captured by ADOT cameras and broadcast on live television in the Valley.
NOW — I-10 EB near L-101: All lanes have reopened and fire is out. #phxtraffic pic.twitter.com/7ElsMVgpvu
— Arizona DOT (@ArizonaDOT) July 2, 2019
In honor of the crew’s heroics, the Arizona Department of Transportation will present the three with the A.I.R. Award given to people who embody the values of accountability, integrity and respect.
The ceremony will take place at the Arizona Department of Transportation Administration building in Phoenix on Tuesday from 10-11 a.m.
