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Tonto NF Vehicle Collision with Elk 2023

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    Tonto NF Vehicle Collision with Elk RLS.pdf (352.36 KB) 352.36 KB
  • Location:

    Arizona
  • Date:

    03/12/2023
  • Incident Type:

    Vehicle Incident or Accident
  • Description:

    While traveling back from training in Taos, New Mexico, a solo Forest Service wildland firefighter struck an elk while traveling at approximately 55 mph on a two-lane highway through the Tonto National Forest. The driver was uninjured, the truck sustained minor damage. 

    Vehicle Incident or Accident, Driving, RLS