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Kisatchie NF Tree Strike 2015

  • Incident Information:

    Kisatchie_NF_Hit_by_Tree

  • Location:

    Louisiana

  • Date:

    02/26/2015

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree

  • Description:

    On February 26, 2015, a module of four Smokejumpers was operating chainsaws in a burn unit on the Kisatchie National Forest. At 1510, a Smokejumper was struck in the head by a falling snag. The next day, the Smokejumpers, District, and Forest personnel met to conduct an AAR of the incident.

    Prescribed Fire, Chainsaws, Falling Operation, Hit by Tree

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