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Incident Information:
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Location:
Idaho -
Date:
08/29/2015 -
Incident Type:
Fall -
Description:
At approximately 0430, a firefighter who had been assigned to do structure wrap on a fire lookout fell approximately 18 feet from the lookout's catwalk, landing on a pile of jagged granite rocks, receiving a fractured skull with lacerations to the head, broken vertebra and ribs, and injuries to his feet. His fellow crewmembers declared a medical emergency and requested a medical evacuation by air.
Medical Emergency, Structure Protection, Extended Attack, Medevac, Fall