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Virginia Department of Forestry ATV Accident Fatality 2023

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    VA Dept of Forestry ATV Accident Fatality USDA Notification.pdf (71.56 KB) 71.56 KB

  • Location:

    Virginia

  • Date:

    03/09/2023

  • Incident Type:

    ATV or UTV Accident

  • Description:

    On Thursday, March 9, 2023, Forest Technician Rocky S. Wood was at the scene of a 15-acre wildfire in Buchanan County. He was scouting the area to determine where to create a containment line around the perimeter of the fire when the ATV he was driving overturned. Forest Technician Wood died as a result of the injuries he sustained in the accident. He was also the Fire Chief of the Haysi Volunteer Fire Department in Virginia.

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