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Risk Management Committee Safety Gram 2018 SAFETY GRAM 2018 Fatalities, Entrapments and Accident Summary for 2018 (http://www.nwcg.gov/committees/risk-management-committee/resources) The following data indicates the fatalities, entrapments, burnovers and fire shelter deployments during calendar year 2018. The information was collected by the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center and verified by the NWCG Risk Management Committee. Fatalities Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Fatalities Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 1/26 Puerto Rico Pack Test Work Capacity Test Local Government Medical 1 1 Cardiac Arrest Fatality Arduous San Juan Puerto Rico 2/28 Water Tender Accident Initial Attack Local Government Vehicle 3 1 2 injured, 1 fatality Fatality VFD New London TX 3/10 Grass Fire Fatality UNK Local Government UNK 1 1 Incident date: 3/10 Ellinger VFD (Suspected Medical) Deceased: 3/23 TX 3/12 Hazard Tree Mitigation Chainsaw Federal Medical 1 1 Fell unconscious, Fatality Operations USFS transported to Olympic NF hospital. Deceased WA 3/15 Grass Fire Fatality Initial Attack Local Government Medical 1 1 Fell ill and collapsed UNK Heart Attack on 3/16. OH Deceased: 3/16 1 Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Fatalities Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 4/12 Shaw Fire Initial Attack Local Government Entrapment 2 1 1 fatality; 1 FF with Cheyenne 2nd degree burns. OK 4/18 Rocky Mount Fatality Initial Attack Local Government Medical 1 1 Neck and back pain VA VFD on 4/18. Deceased: 4/19 4/21 Training Hike Fatality Fitness Training State Medical 1 1 Collapsed, treated on CA Dept. of Corrections CDC scene. Deceased CA 6/6 Scenic Loop Complex Fire Extended Attack Local Government Medical 1 1 Firefighter was Fatality medevaced via UNK helicopter and then TX fixed wing and died en route to hospital 7/4 Hague VFD Fatality Travel Local Government Medical 1 1 Firefighter became ill Hague Volunteer Fire VFD and collapsed. Department NY 7/14 Ferguson Fire Dozer Initial Attack State Vehicle Rollover 1 1 Fatal Dozer rollover Rollover Fatality CAL FIRE Sierra N.F. CA 7/26 Carr Fire Entrapment Dozer Operations State Entrapment 7 2 Multiple separate Fatalities CAL FIRE entrapments California Northern Region involving burn CA injuries and the two fatalities. 7/29 Ferguson Fire Hit by Tree UNK Federal Hit by Tree 1 1 IHC Captain hit by Fatality NPS tree Sierra N.F. CA 8/9 Carr Fire Vehicle Accident Driving State Vehicle Accident 1 1 Trauma from vehicle Fatality CAL FIRE accident. Northern Region CA 2 Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Fatalities Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 8/13 Ranch Fire Fatality UNK Local Government Hit by Tree 1 1 Task Force Leader California Northern Region hit by tree. CA 8/27 Horns Mountain Fire UNK Contractor Medical 1 1 Firefighter found DOD 9/4 Fatality unconscious day Colville N.F. after returned from WA Horns Mountain Fire (8/28). Diagnosed with pneumonia which became septic. Date of Death: 9/4/2018 10/20 Earling FD Fatality Initial Attack Local Government Medical 1 1 Fell ill on scene. 10/24 CA OES Fatality UNK State Medical 1 1 Acute medical OES emergency during meeting. 27 0 People Shelters 19 Fatalities Fatality Totals involved Deployed Fatality Summary category number of fatalities category number of fatalities category number of fatalities Vehicle 3 Burnover/Entrapment 3 Aviation 0 Medical 11 Hazard Tree 2 Other 1 Non-fatal Incidents 3 Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 5/27 Horse Park Entrapment Scouting Federal Entrapment 3 Three firefighters were Montrose BLM USFS entrapped; one fire shelter was CO removed from case but not fully deployed 6/27 Initial Attack Engine Burn Initial Attack Federal Entrapment 3 Type 6 engine damaged, no Damage BLM Equipment Burnover injuries BLM UT 7/5 Klamathon Fire Engine Engine Operations State Entrapment 2 Type 3 engine damaged, two Entrapment CAL FIRE Equipment Burnover firefighters suffered burn injuries Northern Region transported to hospital CA 7/26 Carr Fire Entrapment Scouting State Entrapment 8 1 3 Dozers, 1 Engine Crew, and 2 California Northern Region Engine Operations CAL FIRE Burn Injury overhead were entrapped at CA separate locations. One dozer operator deployed shelter after receiving burn injuries. Total number of firefighters hospitalized or treated unknown 7/28 Grassy Ridge Fire Shelter Firing Operations Federal Entrapment 1 1 Firefighter received burn Deployment Burn Injury injuries, then deployed shelter Idaho Falls BLM on two-track road. Treated on ID scene. 8/11 Grass Valley Fire Engine Operations Local Government Entrapment 1 Separated from engine and Entrapment Burn Injury received burn injuries. Okanogan County Transported to burn unit WA 8/15 Stone Fire Initial Attack Initial Attack Federal Entrapment 16 Six Helitack and ten engine Incident USFS crew members were entrapped Modoc NF and extracted by helicopter. No CA injuries 8/16 North Eden Fire Initial Attack Local Government Entrapment 3 Two fire engines destroyed, no Entrapment Equipment Burnover injuries Rich County UT 4 Incident Name Agency/Entity Number # Date Type of Jurisdiction Activity of Personnel of Shelters Injuries/Treatment Accident Location Involved People Deployed 8/18 Sheep Creek Fire Initial Attack Local Government Entrapment 2 Type 4 engine damaged, two Entrapment VFD Equipment Burnover firefighters suffered burn injuries BLM transported to burn center NV 8/19 Mendocino Complex - Firing Operations State and Entrapment 6 Six firefighters were entrapped. Ranch Fire Burn Injuries Local Government Burn Injuries All received burn injuries, one Mendocino NF dislocated shoulder. All were CA transported to hospital 10/22 Brushy Mountain RX Engine Operations State Equipment Burnover 0 Type 3 engine destroyed, no Engine Burnover CAL FIRE injuries Mendocino County CA 11/8 Camp Fire Multiple Burn Firing Operations State Entrapment 3 Three firefighters were Injuries CAL FIRE & CDC Burn Injuries entrapped. All received burn Butte County injuries and were transported to CA medical care 48 2 People Shelters Serious Accident Totals Involved Deployed The Risk Management Committee would like to request any Fire Agency/Organization that experiences a fatality(s), or entrapment(s) to follow the guidance provided on this form: PMS 405-1 Fire Entrapment / Fatality Initial Report. In the event that a wildland fire entrapment or fatality occurs, it should be reported immediately to the National Interagency Coordination Center (NICC). A Wildland Fire Entrapment/Fatality Initial Report should be completed and mailed to NICC electronically or by fax machine within twenty-four (24) hours. Annual Incident Review Summaries from the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center can be found at: https://www.wildfirelessons.net/viewdocument/annual-incident-review-summaries Many specific accident investigation reports/reviews/analysis may be found at the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center repository at: http://www.wildfirelessons.net/IRDB. For corrections to the above information please click here. 5 .
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