Stove Scald Burn Injury 2010

A firefighter was burned while using a backpack style camping stove during the dark, early morning hours of July 22 on an off-Forest assignment. The stove was being used on the rear bumper of the engine to make coffee. It had reportedly been filled to mid level and had been turned down to make coffee. The scalding burn occurred when boiling coffee grounds and water splashed onto the firefighter’s chest, face, neck and hands as he was reaching to turn off the stove. It was reported that the stove top “burst open” or the stove fell over--splashing the boiling liquid. Because of desert winds gusting up to 40 MPH blowing dust at the time, the firefighter was wearing safety glasses, which may have also helped protect his eyes from being burned in this incident.

Burn Injury