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Kentucky Hit by Tree Fatality 2016

  • Incident Information:

    Collett_Fatality_Notification

  • Location:

    Kentucky

  • Date:

    10/29/2016

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree

  • Description:

    Firefighter Ted Rodney Collett of the Red Bird Volunteer Fire & Rescue located in Beverly, Kentucky, suffered head and arm injuries on October 29th while working a wildland fire incident when a tree limb fell and struck him and the fire apparatus he was on. Firefighter Collett was airlifted to Pikeville Medical Center for treatment but succumbed to his injuries the evening of November 17th.

    Engines, Initial Attack, Hit by Tree

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