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.
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
Huron-Manistee NF Skid Steer Masticator Fire 2024
Barnes Canyon Near Miss Tree Strike
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
Montana DNRC UTV Training Rollover
Thompson Fire Mobilization Engine Rollover
Huff Hollow Prescribed Fire Dozer Transport Rollover
Airport Fire Orange County Fire Authority CCV Rollover (Media)
Hawthorne Fire UTV Accident Fatality
Type 6 Engine Wheels into Utility Access Hole (SAFENET)
Blue Panther Rx Broken Wheel Studs