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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Blackburn Canyon Fire Engine Crewmember Broken Arm RLS.pdf (1015.57 KB) 1015.57 KB -
Location:
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Date:
10/11/2025 -
Incident Type:
Engine Incident -
Description:
On Saturday, October 11, 2025, Texas A&M Forest Service resources responded to the Blackburn Canyon Fire in Randall County, Texas. During initial attack pump-and-roll operations, an engine crewmember suffered a broken arm after the hose he was holding snagged vegetation during mobile attack. The patient was driven back to the staging area and transported to the hospital by ambulance.
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