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Pomas Fire Fall Injury Extraction 2025

  • Incident Information:

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    Pomas Fire Fall Injury Medevac RLS.pdf (1.21 MB) 1.21 MB

  • Location:

    Washington

  • Date:

    07/22/2025

  • Incident Type:

    Fall

  • Description:

    Pomas Fire, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. 

    A water tender operator exited the water tender’s cab and fell resulting in an injury that required immediate medical intervention. The response involved a medical assessment on-site, followed by transport to a helispot where the injured party was transferred to an agency Type 3 Helicopter. The helicopter then flew to the helibase, where the individual was transferred to an air ambulance. The total elapsed time from initial notification to the patient’s transfer to the air ambulance was approximately two hours.

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