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2024 Year End Infographic: Heavy Equipment & Driving-Related Incidents

The 2024 Year End Infographic is out, distilling common themes and lessons from over 200 incidents the Lessons Learned Center received in 2024. Over the next several weeks this blog will feature sections of the Infographic and provide links to many of the incidents that are referenced in it.

As the second post in this 2024 Infographic Series, we will cover Heavy Equipment and Driving-Related Incidents.

Image showing a bulldozer on its top in steep grassy terrain.

In 2024, there were 8 heavy equipment incidents, that included 4 rollovers. To learn more about these 8 heavy equipment incidents, follow the links below:

Bridge Creek Fire Dozer Rollover

Lane 1 Fire Heavy Equipment Rollover

Borel Fire Dozer Rollover 2024 

Cypress Fire Dozer Rollover

Huron-Manistee NF Skid Steer Masticator Fire 2024

Illinois Drum Mulcher Fire

Rush Fire Masticator Ignition 

Barnes Canyon Near Miss Tree Strike

 

Image showing a red pickup truck that has rolled off the road and is leaning up against two trees

In addition to heavy equipment incidents, 2024 also saw an additional 16 driving-related incidents. One of these incidents resulted in the death of firefighter with the Wethersfield, CT VFD. As a reminder of the dangers that can be seen when in transit, follow the links below to revisit any of these 16 incidents. 

Oregon Prescribed Fire Vehicle Rollover

Goosmas Fire Vehicle Rollover

Warner Peak Fire Rollover

Montana DNRC UTV Training Rollover

Thompson Fire Mobilization Engine Rollover

Huff Hollow Prescribed Fire Dozer Transport Rollover

Hoy Rx UTV Rollover

Airport Fire Orange County Fire Authority CCV Rollover (Media)

Hawthorne Fire UTV Accident Fatality

Pioneer Fire UTV Accident

BDF Motor Vehicle Accident

Type 6 Engine Wheels into Utility Access Hole (SAFENET)

Catesby Fire Vehicle Accident

Type 6 Engine Sheared Lugs

Blue Panther Rx Broken Wheel Studs

Kentucky Broken Wheel Studs