North Fire ICP Carbon Monoxide Exposure 2018

During the first six days of the North Fire incident there was a common complaint from personnel of headaches, nausea, and a general sense of tiredness. Through dialogue between incident personnel, Safety and Operations began to question the possibility that CO gas was entering the trailers and tents in camp. It was also noticed that generators were placed in close proximity to these structures. Through research and discussion, it was determined that there was a high likelihood that personnel were being exposed to elevated levels of CO gas. The Incident Commander directed Logistics to have the vendor relocate generators to a greater distance away from structures.

Health and Fitness, RLS, Exposure