[State]: Alaska [Date]: 07/9/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat An IHC crewmember struck the lower leg with a Pulaski during suppression activities. The individual was transported to a medical facility via Guardian air, and initial reports were of a 2” laceration to the medial...
[State]: New Mexico [Date]: 06/14/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat An IHC crewmember was moving through thick brush on the fire line while responding to a new start (crew was on loan for IA response), using a Pulaski to help stabilize while moving and inadvertently swung the...
[State]: Idaho [Date]: 05/10/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat #Idaho #MedicalorExertionorHeat #Rhabdomyolysis #HealthandFitness #RLS
[State]: Virginia [Date]: 04/14/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat George Washington – Jefferson NFs, Virginia: A member of an IHC was transported to the hospital for Rhabdo. The crew had been working on their critical 80 hours and while doing project work, the crewmember...
[State]: Colorado [Date]: 05/01/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat #Colorado #MedicalorExertionorHeat #Fatality #InitialAttack
[State]: Indiana [Date]: 04/17/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion of Heat Hoosier NF, Indiana: A firefighter assigned to a prescribed fire was found unresponsive at the conclusion of the prescribed burn. EMTs on site started CPR and utilized an AED and were able to reestablish...
[State]: North Carolina [Date]: 02/28/2022 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat #NorthCarolina #MedicalorExertionorHeat #InitialAttack #MedicalEmergency
[State]: California [Date]: 08/29/2021 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat #California #MedicalorExertionorHeat #Fatality #COVID-19 #ExtendedAttack
[State]: California [Date]: 08/24/2021 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat #California #MedicalorExertionorHeat #Fatality #COVID-19 #ExtendedAttack
[State]: Montana [Date]: 07/23/2021 [Incident Type]: Medical or Exertion or Heat #Montana #MedicalorExertionorHeat #HealthandFitness #HeatInjury #Rhabdomyolysis