-
Incident Information:
-
Location:
California -
Date:
10/26/2020 -
Incident Type:
Entrapment -
Description:
On October 26, 2020, fire suppression resources (Local, State, and Federal) were assigned to a vegetation fire in the area of Santiago Canyon Road west of Silverado Canyon Road, near the community of Silverado, CA. At approximately 12:00 PM, during suppression activities, two Hand Crew Firefighters were overrun by fire and subsequently transported to the hospital with critical injuries.
Initial Attack, Hand Crews, Firing Operation, Burn Injury, Entrapment
Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.
Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock (
) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.