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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Blankenship Hollow Shelter Deployment Burnover 72-hr Report.pdf (17.63 MB) 17.63 MB Blankenship Hollow Fire Shelter Deployment Equipment Report.pdf (4.81 MB) 4.81 MB -
Location:
Kentucky -
Date:
04/25/2024 -
Incident Type:
EntrapmentBurn Injury -
Description:
At 1755 hours on April 25, 2024, a significant fire broke out from a structure fire in Blankenship Hollow at Stopover, KY (Pike County). During the intense initial attack firefighting operations, a Kentucky Division of Forestry firefighter was tragically entrapped. The Incident Commander Type 5 and the fire crew, demonstrating exceptional teamwork, were able to assist the injured firefighter from the scene of the burnover to the waiting ambulance in Blankenship Hollow. After a thorough assessment by the EMTs, it was deemed necessary to request the life-flight helicopter for the firefighter's urgent transport to the burn unit at Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington, WV, to treat the severe burns covering their hands, knees, and face.
Fire Shelter Deployment
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