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Johnson Bar Fire Tree Incident 2014

  • Incident Information:

    Johnson Bar Facilitated Learning Analysis

  • Location:

    Idaho

  • Date:

    08/15/2014

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree

  • Description:

    On August 15th, four Type 1 Crews were assigned to Division “L” to begin line prep along a dozerline that would follow a ridgeline east to the Selway River. Shortly after beginning work a firefighter was struck by a small diameter green tree being felled by a qualified agency sawyer. The sawyer was unaware that the firefighter who was assisting in “pulling” brush had even been hit by the tree. A few moments after the firefighter was struck, he began to experience shoulder and neck pain.

    Chainsaws, Hand Crews, Falling Operation, Tree Felling

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