Horse Park Fire Entrapment 2018

Horse Park Fire, SW of Naturita, Colorado

Two crew members were scouting a road for a potential burnout operation when their truck became stuck. They were unable to free the truck before the fire began to overtake them. The crewmembers made the decision to abandon the truck and take their gear with them. They fled back down the road and away from the fire. One crew member ran ahead and made it safely back to the other vehicles. The other crew member dropped his pack, keeping his fire shelter and radio with him. An additional crew member came up the road on a UTV to help him escape. The pair drove to the parking area where the other crew members were waiting in the vehicles.

Horse Park StoryMap: https://usfs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?appid=b0ea8e1c9a1243ac9268fec1c5244265

Horse Park Video: https://youtu.be/m8mhFPzKn_w?si=b9u5vfkXWGNe_jBO

LCES, Fire Behavior, Entrapment, Initial Attack, Hand Crews, Vehicle Burn Damage, Narrow Escape, Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) Incident