Jack Creek Entrapment 2019

On September 12, 2019 during initial attack efforts on the Jack Creek Fire, an Oklahoma Forestry Services firefighter was involved in an entrapment and subsequent burnover while scouting control line opportunities. The fire was burning in steep, rugged terrain dominated by dense pine forest with occasional hardwood glades. The firefighter was operating a UTV scouting logging roads for access and suppression opportunities when the UTV became disabled. The firefighter's escape route was compromised when fire behavior increased due to the fire making an uphill run in the flashy understory fuels and crown fire in the canopy fuels. The firefighter did not deploy his fire shelter. The firefighter was transported to ground ambulance then transferred to air ambulance which transported the firefighter to a burn center with second and third degree burns on more than 30 percent of his body.

Initial Attack, Burn Injury, Entrapment, Medevac, Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) Incident