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Rattlesnake Creek Fire Hit by Tree 2018

  • Incident Information:

    Rattlesnake_Creek_Fire_IMT_Press_Release
    Rattlesnake_Creek_Fire_Medical_Extraction_RLS

  • Location:

    Idaho

  • Date:

    08/12/2018

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree

  • Description:

    Two crew members from the Navajo Interagency Hotshot Crew were injured by a burning snag while conducting fire suppression activities on the Rattlesnake Creek Fire, burning near Pollock, Idaho on the Clearwater National Forest. The two firefighters were moved from the fireline to awaiting ambulances that transported them to a hospital in McCall, Idaho. Both firefighters were treated and released from the hospital. One was released to go home and the other will be taken to a burn facility in Salt Lake City for additional care.

    Burn Injury, Hand Crews, Medevac, Hit by Tree

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