Morongo 1973

On June 20, 1973, at approximately 1350 hours, Jim Hawecker, Fire Apparatus Engineer, was severely burned while engaged in fire suppression activities on the Morongo Fire, Riverside Ranger Unit, California Department of Forestry. Hawecker was transported to a local hospital for emergency treatment and then transferred to Kaiser Hospital near Riverside. It is estimated that Hawecker was receiving emergency care at the local hospital within 20-30 minutes after the accident occurred. He returned to limited duty in the Perris Dispatch Office on September 11, 1973.

Engines, Burn Injury, Entrapment, Entrapment