Hoover Road Fire Entrapment 1993

On March 3, 1998, a Forest Ranger receives second- and third-degree action burns over 70 percent of his body while attempting to suppress the Hoover Road Fire. After the burn-over, he is able to make his way to a nearby road where he is met by a volunteer fire department captain who provides immediate first aid. Within minutes, an ambulance arrives and he is immediately taken to a waiting helicopter to be transported to a hospital Burn Center.

Heavy Equipment, Initial Attack, Burn Injury, Entrapment