http://wildfirelessons.net/This is a demonstration RSS feed.60http://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Crank_Fire_Burnover_Video_one_pager.pdfIn 1987, three engines and a hand crew are entrapped and deploy shelters. Three engines are destroyed. This burnover is captured on video by a fixed-wing aircraft over the fire. You can hear the incident’s live radio transmissions in the video.LLCFri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Springs_Fire_Head_Injury.pdfA Summary Report of an incident that occurred when a firefighter slid down a steep bank and fell causing a head injury.CALFIREThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Summit_Burn_Injury_Blue_Sheet.pdfThe captain began to move the engine out of the unburned fuels into the burned area. Firefighter 2 remained in the unburned fuels as he waited for the engine to move. Fire conditions quickly changed and the fire reached firefighter 2’s location while he was still standing in the unburned fuels. Firefighter 2 turned and crouched to shield himself away from the heat and flames. Simultaneously, he quickly moved into the burned area which was only a few feet away.CALFIREThu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Daniel_Davidson_Fatality.pdfDaniel Davidson, age 26, US Forest Service wildland firefighter on Engine 621 of the Sacramento Ranger District, passed away on Sunday afternoon. Davidson was working on a Forest Service project, with two other engine crew members near Mayhill, NM, when he suddenly collapsed. The crew members immediately attended to Davidson and began CPR. They continued CPR as the life flight helicopter mobilized to the scene.USFSThu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Two_More_Chains_Spring_2013.pdfThe Spring Issue of Two More Chains takes a closer look at how we might want to redefine or reimagine what “training” means to us. In One of Our Own, we feature Palomar Hotshot Brandon Opliger who led the effort to document his crew’s leadership development program. In Ground Truths, Travis Dotson explains how you might already be leading without even knowing it. And our Shop Talk page asks: “Do You Drill?”Paul KellerThu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/RLS_257_Fire_Rhabdo_Incident.pdfA Hotshot Captain was scouting the day’s operation when he began to experience muscle cramps. Already well hydrated, he stopped to rest and drank more water. He eventually decided to hike back to the crew vehicles. But the cramps became worse and eventually necessitated a medical evacuation. He was flown to a Level 1 trauma center where he was diagnosed with Rhabdomyolysis (Rhabdo).LLCThu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Video_Whitewater_Baldy_Complex.pdfThis video “The Five Rights – Managing Risk on the Whitewater-Baldy Complex: How Did They Do It?” shares lessons and effective practices demonstrated on the large 2012 Whitewater-Baldy Complex Fire. Agency Administrators and Incident Management Team members provide insights into how risk management strategies and tactics were implemented.LLCWed, 17 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Merritt_Island_MVA_24_HR.pdfAt approximately 15:00, both engines were attempting to turn left into an entrance gate along the highway. Both engines slowed and used their left turn signal. As the Merritt Island engine was turning left, a civilian vehicle passed the trailing National Park Service engine and struck the Merritt Island engine on the driver’s side front fender,USFWSTue, 16 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Prescribed_Fire_Learning_Organization_Video_Playlist.pdfHow do you build a Prescribed Fire Learning Organization? This new playlist on the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s YouTube channel features six short videos that focus on how to build a Prescribed Fire Learning Organization. LLC-KellerWed, 10 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/2012_Escaped_Prescribed_Fire_Review_Summary.pdfA summary of common themes associated with seven escaped prescribed fire reviews submitted to the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) during 2012.LLC- ViktoraTue, 09 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Taos_Rollover_SAI.pdfOn November 13th, 2012 at approximately 1600 hours MST, a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Crew Carrier (CC) vehicle was involved in a single vehicle rollover accident approximately five miles southwest of Taos, New Mexico. The occupants of the vehicle were part of a 20 person Type 2 Initial Attack (IA) crew who had completed a ten day assignment in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.BLMWed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Seeley_Fire_Decontamination.pdfLogistics Lessons: DECONTAMINATION FOR WHIRLING DISEASE ON THE SEELEY FIRE IN UTAH 2012: Sharing an Important Process with our Fellow Teams This report references the treatment of whirling disease and the associated weed wash unit for the Seeley Fire.Eastern AZ IMTTue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Scheuerer_Fatality_Notification.pdfWhile conducting a controlled burn in Hunterdon County with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, Firefighter Scheuerer was struck by a vehicle driven by a civilian. The accident apparently happened after the wind shifted causing heavy smoke from the controlled burn to reduce visibility on the road where Scheuerer was present. Firefighter Scheuerer did not survive the injuries he sustained when struck by the vehicle.USFAMon, 01 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Chips_Fire_Asbestos.pdfIn August 2012 “The Chips Fire” burned over 75,000 acres on the Plumas/Lassen National Forest lands. Sections of the fire burned in serpentine rock areas which are known to produce Natural Occurring Asbestos (NOA). During the Chips suppression operation a Safety Officer raised the issue of firefighter safety in NOA areas. When NOA is disturbed, becomes airborne and inhaled, these thin fibers irritate tissues and resist the body's natural defenses.USFSTue, 26 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Dude_Fire_Staff_Ride_Video.pdfThrough the voices and perspectives of those who were on the tragic 1990 Dude Fire, this video tells the story of how a fatal blow-up entrapped 11 firefighters and claimed six of their lives.LLCMon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Marbleyard_Snag_Incidents_FLA.pdfOver the past three years there have been three reported incidents on the Daniel Boone National Forest involving snags. The most recent resulted in an employee being struck on his hard hat causing visible injury to his head which required a trip to the emergency room for what could have been a more severe injury. In 2001 a firefighter working on the Daniel Boone National Forest was struck by a live tree that had been damaged by a previous wild fire that left him paralyzed from the waist down.USFSWed, 20 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Safety_Gram_announcement.pdfThe 2012 Safety Gram—with fatalities, entrapments, and serious accident summaries—has been released and posted in the Safety Gram archive page by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s (NWCG) Risk Management Committee:NWCGTue, 19 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Broz_Fatality_Notification.pdfFirefighter Broz passed away from injuries sustained when his personally owned vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree while he was responding to an outdoor fire in the Francis Beidler Forest.USFAFri, 15 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Mackay_Island_Fatality_72_HR_Report.pdfOn Sunday, March 3, 2013 while coordinating wildfire suppression activities of the Knotts Island Volunteer Fire Department (KIVFD) within the boundary of Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, the KIVFD Fire Chief began experiencing respiratory distress and other medical symptoms. The Fire Chief accessed paramedic level care from an on-scene staged Currituck County Emergency Medical Services ambulance (CCEMS). The Fire Chief’s medical condition deteriorated while treatment was being provided on-scene and while enroute to a predesignated medical helicopter landing zone.FWSFri, 08 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://wildfirelessons.net/documents/Gerald_Smith_Loop_Fire_Video.pdfThis video captures Gerald Smith, an El Cariso Hotshot in 1966 and Loop Fire survior, as he shares a portion of his story while on the Loop Fire Staff Ride in 2012.LLCThu, 07 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT