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Location:
Mississippi -
Date:
02/20/2024 -
Incident Type:
Burn Injury -
Description:
Shortly after burning a section of line on a prescribed fire on the Holly Springs National Forest, Mississippi, a firefighter stepped into a hot stump hole and sustained a burn the size of two palms on the back of leg. They were treated and released from ER.
Burn Injury, Prescribed Fire
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
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