Props are going out to a quick-thinking garbage truck driver who handled an unexpected emergency like a champ.
The Cavossa Disposal driver had just returned to the company's facility on Route 151 in North Falmouth around 4:30 this morning when he noticed smoke coming from the back of his truck.
He quickly rolled over to a secluded paved lot and dumped his load of trash, which then went up in flames.
Responding fire crews quickly put out the blaze and credit the driver for keeping the burning refuse away from buildings and other combustibles.
(Photo from Falmouth Fire and Rescue)