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Anvil Fire Extraction 2023

  • Incident Information:

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  • Location:

    Oregon

  • Date:

    10/02/2023

  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion or Heat

  • Description:

    Anvil Fire, October 2, 2023. At 1700 hours a medical emergency Incident Within an Incident (IWI) came over the command repeater. The initial Medical Incident Report (MIR) was for “heat exhaustion, patient unable to walk and patient condition: Yellow”. A Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS) Team Leader reached the patient at 1704. A short-haul helicopter was available at the Helibase, a 5-minute flight away. However, the decision was made to carry the patient up the steep slope to a Drop Point 1 mile away. Once atop the steep section, it was determined the patient still could not walk and would have to be carried the remaining distance. Therefore, the total carry time was 3 hours and 18 minutes.

    Exertion, Medevac, Extended Attack, RLS

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