Bullard Canyon Fire ATV Accident 2025

On July 13, 2025, an Engine Module Leader was operating an ATV while looking for potential routes into several new arson fires. As nighttime settled in, the ATV struck a juniper stump, causing the front wheels to rise up, flipping the ATV and its driver into a backwards somersault. The ATV—along with the Engine Module Leader—did one complete roll and landed upright on all four tires with the Engine Module Leader still in the seat. The Engine Module Leader was able to walk to a nearby road where they were picked up and driven to a local hospital. The ATV driver sustained injuries to their C6 and C7 vertebrae and was transported by fixed-wing air ambulance to a larger hospital due to the nature of the injury and likelihood of a need for surgery.