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Location:
California -
Date:
06/17/2023 -
Incident Type:
Burn Injury -
Description:
A crewmember was on the southern edge of the prescribed fire unit (on the San Bernardino National Forest) during the firing phase when a flare up occurred. As the crewmember was moving out of the flare up area, he raised his arm to block the heat and his elbow sustained a burn injury. The crewmember was initially treated by a local ambulance. The recommendation was made for the crewmember to go to a burn center due to location of burn on the elbow. The crewmember was transported to Arrowhead Regional Hospital in San Bernardino, California with an Agency vehicle.
[This data was provided by the USFS Weekly Summary Report.]
Burn Injury, Prescribed Fire, Firing
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