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SAFENET ID:

20170819-0003        [Corrective Actions]

Event Start Date:

08/16/2017 1200

Event Stop Date:

 

Incident Name:

Saphire complex

Fire Number:

 

State:

Montana

Jurisdiction:

USFS

Local Unit:

lolo national forest

Incident Type:

Wildland

Incident Activity:

Line, Support

Stage of Incident:

Extended Attack

Position Title:

Water Tender Operator 

Task:

delivering water to firefighters actively engaging fire 

Management Level:

2

Resources Involved:

Line emts, line paramedics ambulance. 

Contributing Factors

Contributing Factors:

Fire Behavior, Communications, Human Factors

Human Factors:

Performance  

Other Factors:

caterer failure to label food 

Narrative

Describe in detail what happened including the concern or potential issue, the environment (weather, terrain, fire behavior, etc), and the resulting health issue.

Tender driver consumed unlabeled peanut based product by mistake and experience anaphylaxis...while driving type two tender during active fire situation. Needed emergency medical evacuation and hospitalized overnight. National Caterer contract clearly states that snack foods in lunches should be labeled and ingredients listed. Drivers life was clearly at risk and potentially others since he was driving type two tender.

Immediate Action Taken

Reporting Individual : please describe actions you took to correct or mitigate the unsafe/unhealthful event.

I have contacted the Medical unit leader, Connie Weeks, regarding caterer regulations. I am unsure if the practice continues.

Agency Response

20170819-0003-CA001

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