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Incident Information:
Attachment Size Mark Twain NF UTV Bed Fire RLS.pdf (1.02 MB) 1.02 MB -
Location:
Missouri -
Date:
02/02/2024 -
Incident Type:
Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) Incident -
Description:
Mark Twain National Forest - Missouri.
While engaged in prescribed fire preparation utilizing a bed-mounted turbine debris blower in the back of a UTV, it is assumed that the heat from the blower exhaust ignited a nylon covered elastic bungee cord that was securing a 5-gallon “safety can” of gasoline. The burning cord ignited the fuel can while in the bed of the UTV.
Equipment, Prescribed Fire, RLS, Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) Incident
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