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Watson Butte Smokejumper Injury 2015

  • Incident Information:

    Incident 230 Watson Butte 24 hour report
    WatsonButteJumperInjuryRLS1

  • Location:

    Oregon

  • Date:

    08/02/2015

  • Incident Type:

    Smokejumping Incident

  • Description:

    At approximately 1050 hours , a Boise BLM Smokejumper was injured on a fire jump on the Watson Butte Fire on the Umpqua National Forest. The injured jumper was delivered directly to St. Charles Hospital in Bend, Ore. The time from injury to hospital was just under two hours. The smokejumper was treated for stable lateral fractures of the C-6 and C-7 vertebrae.

    Helicopters, RLS, Medical Emergency, Initial Attack, Aviation, Medevac, Smokejumping Accident

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