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SAFENET ID:

20170906-0001        [Corrective Actions]

Event Start Date:

08/24/2017 0800

Event Stop Date:

 

Incident Name:

Sapphire Complex

Fire Number:

p1k7xl 

State:

Montana

Jurisdiction:

USFS

Local Unit:

Missoula Ranger DIstrict

Incident Type:

Wildland

Incident Activity:

Line, Support

Stage of Incident:

Extended Attack

Position Title:

Line Safety(t) 

Task:

 

Management Level:

2

Resources Involved:

 

Contributing Factors

Contributing Factors:

Other

Human Factors:

 

Other Factors:

Manufacturer 

Narrative

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

It was brought to the attention of the Safety Team that a commercial bottled water were getting pin sized holes in them. A Division Supervisor opened a bottle and noticed an off flavor. He then looked at the bottle and saw a the water was also cloudy. He put the cap back on the bottle and squeezed it, this caused water to drip out of pin sized holes. The safety concern of this is that when the bottles sit in coolers they can suck up the ice water they are sitting in. The ice water can easily become contaminated and transfer this to the water bottles. There is a possibility that other brands may also have this same problem.

Immediate Action Taken

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

The issue was announced at the morning briefing warning personnel of the problem. We advised them to check bottles for pinholes before consuming. Squeezing the bottles and looking for drips is a good option. You can also check to see if the water level in the bottle is consistent with other bottles.

Agency Response

20170906-0001-CA001

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