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Scale Fire Retardant Drop 2015

  • Incident Information:

    Scales Fire RLS Final

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    08/01/2015

  • Incident Type:

    Fixed Wing Incident

  • Description:

    On August 1st 2015 during Initial Attack operations on the Scale Fire located on the San Bernardino National Forest, two engine crew members were directly hit by a retardant drop from an airtanker. Both crew members received minor injuries as a result of this incident. The firefighters' injuries were evaluated in the field. One crew member was transported by ground to a regional medical center for further evaluation and released that day.

    Initial Attack, Aviation, RLS, Fixed Wing, Fixed Wing Incident or Accident

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