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Location:
California -
Date:
06/17/2023 -
Incident Type:
Heat Related Illness -
Description:
A crewmember experienced a heat exhaustion/dehydration incident on the Wildcat Fire, Sierra National Forest, California. The firefighter was ground-transported with an assigned ambulance. The firefighter received treatment for dehydration and was released on 6/17. Several days of light duty were expected before return to normal duties.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Medical or Exertion or Heat, Heat Injury
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