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McLeod Fire Hit by Log 2018

  • Incident Information:

    McLeod_Fire_Hit_by_Log

  • Location:

    Washington

  • Date:

    09/01/2018

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Log

  • Description:

    Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest: A Forest Service contract firefighter mopping-up on a steep slope was hit by a rolling log that rolled over his chest. The patient was stabilized by Forest Service EMTs, ambulanced to a landing zone, and then taken by air ambulance to a hospital in Wenatchee where the patient was diagnosed with a collapsed lung. The patient will be hospitalized for a few days until the lung re-inflates.

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Medevac, Mop Up, Hit by Log

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