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Concow Fire Engine Entrapment 2000

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    Concow Fire Entrapment and Deployment.pdf (274.51 KB) 274.51 KB
    Concow Fire Summary.pdf (1.12 MB) 1.12 MB

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    09/19/2000

  • Incident Type:

    Entrapment

  • Description:

    On Tuesday, September 19, 2000, at approximately 1515 hrs, a CDF engine crew was involved in a burn over situation that developed into a fire shelter deployment. During the course of structure protection, a decision was made to increase the safety provided by the escape road by firing the vegetation along both sides of the roadway for approximately 100 yards. After completing their firing operation, the crew realized the route back to their engine was cutoff by fire. One firefighter received a minor burn to his left forearm, the other firefighter suffered from heat exhaustion. 

    Initial Attack, Fire Shelter Deployment, Firing, Structure Protection, Entrapment, Burn Injury, Engines, Entrapment

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