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Summit Fire Burn Injury 2013

  • Incident Information:

    Summit_Burn_Injury_Blue_Sheet

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    05/01/2013

  • Incident Type:

    Entrapment

  • Description:

    On May 1, 2013, E-3569 was dispatched to the Summit Fire in the Banning area of the Riverside Unit. 

    At approximately 4:15 PM, E3569 was performing mobile pumping fire suppression operations on Division A. During the operation fire crossed the dozer line approximately 300 feet behind the engine. Fire conditions quickly changed and the fire reached a firefighter while he was in unburned fuels.  The firefighter received first and second degree burns to his face.

    Engines, Entrapment, Burn Injury

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