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Taylor Fire Hit by Tree 2018

  • Incident Information:

    Taylor_Fire_Hit_by_Tree

  • Location:

    Oregon

  • Date:

    07/22/2018

  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree

  • Description:

    On the Taylor Fire of the Garner Mountain Complex near Grants Pass, Oregon a contract firefighter was cutting a six-inch dead madrone tree that fell back onto the firefighter, knocking him to the ground--then he rolled down a hill. The contract crew stabilized the firefighter using a backboard. He was taken to a hospital where he was diagnosed with a broken C6 vertebrae. The patient was hospitalized for three days. 

    [This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]

    Falling Operation, Chainsaws, Hit by Tree

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