Gap Fire Tree Strike 2016

On September 7 at 1630 hours on the Gap Fire, a B Sawyer (FAL2) was impacted across his line gear backpack by a Shasta red fir pole. While the sawyer was uninjured, it is beneficial to explore the chain of events surrounding this incident. As the tree was felled, it became hung-up. When it was subsequently pushed, it rebounded back toward the stump—ultimately making contact with the retreating sawyer’s line gear pack on his back.

Falling Operation, Chainsaws, Mop Up, RLS, Hit by Tree