On the 21^st February 2016 at approximately 5:20pm a NSW fire brigade truck had concluded duties and was travelling back to the base camp located at Stanley. The truck lost control on a gravel surface and rolled in the Mawbanna area. There were five NSW fire fighters in the truck at the time of the rollover and all five were trapped inside the cab of the vehicle.

A rescue operation involving nine agencies ranging from three states retrieved all fire fighters from the cab. Two males sustained critical injuries and were airlifted to the North West Regional Hospital in Burnie. Two males and one female all sustained minor injuries and were also taken to the North West Regional Hospital via ambulance.

The fire truck involved was an Isuzu crew cab truck.

The agencies involved in the rescue were:

Tasmania Police

Tasmania Fire Service

South Australia Fire Service

New South Wales Fire Service

Country Fire Authority Victoria

Tasmania Ambulance

South Australia Ambulance

New South Wales Ambulance

State Emergency Service

Tasmania Police are continuing investigations in relation to the cause of the crash.