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Wapiti Fire Unknown Illness Medevac 2024

  • Location:

    Idaho
  • Date:

    10/10/2024
  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion or Heat
  • Keywords:

    Hand Crews

    Medevac

  • Description:

    A crewmember from a Wildland Fire Module (WFM) assigned to the Wapiti Fire, Boise National Forest, was flown by helicopter to the hospital in Boise, Idaho after complaining of significant abdominal pain. A CT scan did not reveal any information on the abdominal pain, and the crewmember was released with 1 day of light duty.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Medical or Exertion or Heat, Hand Crews, Medevac