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Cold Trailing Burn Injury 2015

  • Incident Information:

    RLS_Cold Trailing Burn Injury_FINAL_7_28_15

  • Location:

    Wyoming

  • Date:

    07/27/2015

  • Incident Type:

    Burn Injury

  • Description:

    During cold trailing operations on the Bitter Creek Fire, the crewmember was assigned to grid for hot spots along the heel of the fire. The heel of the fire was located within the steep slopes and rocky terrain of the Little Bitter Creek drainage. While cold trailing, the firefighter lost his footing and fell forward, attempted to catch himself, and put his right ungloved (for cold trailing) hand into a hot ash pit.

    Medevac, Medical Emergency, RLS, Burn Injury, Mop Up, Burn Injury

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