Strong Winds Topple Tree on Cars in Reno

Imagine this.

As you are coming out of your car, your girl friend says, “Honey that tree is swinging so badly in the wind, it looks like it may fall on our car.”

Not expecting the worse possible situation, you park your car and walk into the building, as fast as you can.  A few minutes later, she comes running to tell you, “Honey, honey, that tree has fallen on our car.”

In shock you say “what the fancy!”

As you storm out of the building in anger, you realize your car is now beneath a mammoth tree that has fallen over your car. The roof is severely twisted. Right next to your own car, there is another car that is completely disfigured.

That is what happened to Andrew Barsalu at University of Nevada, Reno (UNR)  on Friday November 20, 2009. Barsalu, volunteer firefighter at Storey County Station 4 was visiting UNR when the strong winds in Reno did him in. He was unable to get access to his car or drive off.

He said, he has never responded to such and incident, now he will watch other firefighter come to rescue his car. As crowd of on-lookers gathered at the location of his car beside Evans Road, Barsalu keeps a cool head, doubting how soon he will be able to get help from firefighters who must be busy with many calls relating to the strong winds in Reno.

Barsalu was not sure if his car has full insurance coverage. He needed to check that with his parents.

The question I have for you is: Do you have full insurance coverage on your car? Do you have a back up copy of your key documents? Leave a comment here.

Gideon F. For-mukwai

Chief Preparedness Facilitator

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