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Location:
Idaho -
Date:
08/23/1920 -
Incident Type:
Hit by Tree -
Description:
John Burk, a firefighter for the US Forest Service in Idaho, was hit by a falling tree and injured on the Watson Mountain Fire, Kaniksu National Forest, near Priest Lake. The tree caused what was described as a "severe scalp wound," but documentation indicates that Burk recovered following treatment at Sacred Heart Hospital in Spokane, Washington.
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