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Wildhorse Fire Puncture Wound 2022

  • Location:

    Idaho
  • Date:

    09/05/2022
  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion
  • Description:

    A firefighter sustained a stab wound to the arm, near the wrist, via a sharpie-sized stick while assigned to the Wildhorse Fire, Boise National Forest, Idaho. Due to the amount of bleeding, the employee was transported to a hospital via life flight. At last report, the employee was expected to be stabilized. 

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

    Medical or Exertion, Medevac