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Grassy Fire Heat Exhaustion 2019

  • Incident Information:

    Grassy Fire Heat Exhaustion (2019)

  • Location:

    Arizona

  • Date:

    07/18/2019

  • Incident Type:

    Heat Related Illness

  • Description:

    While digging direct handline on the Grassy Fire on the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest, a firefighter became weak and dizzy. Forest Service EMTs recognized heat exhaustion. The firefighter was flown via agency helicopter to a nearby airport where an ambulance was waiting and took the patient to a hospital. The patient was treated and released later that evening.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Medical Emergency, Hand Crews, Medevac, Heat Related Illness

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