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Location:
Washington -
Date:
10/09/2024 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Tree -
Keywords:
Medevac
Short Haul
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Description:
A firefighter assigned to the Tiger Fire, Umatilla National Forest, Oregon, was struck by a tree and suffered an injury to an ankle. Short haul extraction was used to extract the injured firefighter. Once at the hospital, no broken bones were diagnosed. The firefighter was given crutches and told to ice and use crutches. No additional information.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Hit by Tree, Medevac, Short Haul
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