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Incident Information:
Attachment Size SRS Compartment 22 Burn Injury RLS.pdf (944.1 KB) 944.1 KB -
Location:
South Carolina -
Date:
03/20/2024 -
Incident Type:
Entrapment -
Description:
A firefighter was mitigating a snag inside the prescribed fire unit on the Savannah River Site, South Carolina, when fire behavior increased. As the firefighter quickly moved back towards the line, they became caught up in vegetation and had fire and heat impact their location. Burn injuries were assessed by on-scene EMT, who called for an ambulance. Firefighter was transported to Augusta, GA to an emergency room at a Level II trauma center and was subsequently transferred to the hospital’s burn center. The firefighter received skin grafts on 3/21/24 to both knees, both elbows and an inner thigh.
Entrapment, Prescribed Fire, Burn Injury, RLS
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