Williams Flat Fire Vehicle Accident Silver Creek Accident 2019

Upon completing workday on Division “I” all assigned resources drove a well-maintained dirt road to the Williams Flats Incident Command Post (ICP) for the evening. While towing a trailer loaded with a UTV, a light (4x4) truck left the roadway and traveled approximately 125 feet down a steep embankment, impacting a large tree. This impact injured all four firefighters onboard. Three of the four occupants were wearing seat belts. Upon report of the IWI, the Incident Management Team established a command structure and began the IWI protocol. After completing an onsite medical assessment, all patients received advanced medical care within 10 minutes of initiating the IWI. Using training and immobilization equipment, fire personnel extracted and transported Firefighter 1 to the roadway where they were then flown to an advanced care medical facility. Firefighters 2, 3 and 4 were transported via ground vehicles to the local medical facility. This process took less than an hour from the report of the IWI.

Medevac, Vehicle Incident or Accident