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SAFENET ID:

20170921-0001        [Corrective Actions]

Event Start Date:

09/10/2017 1714

Event Stop Date:

 

Incident Name:

Caribou Fire

Fire Number:

MT-KNF-000174 

State:

Montana

Jurisdiction:

USFS

Local Unit:

Rexford Ranger District

Incident Type:

Wildland

Incident Activity:

Line

Stage of Incident:

Mop Up

Position Title:

Safety Officer 

Task:

Mop Up 

Management Level:

2

Resources Involved:

engine crew 

Contributing Factors

Contributing Factors:

Equipment

Human Factors:

 

Other Factors:

 

Narrative

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

An engine crew was assigned to mop up in the structure protection division. Numerous stump holes and ash pits had previously been identified and the IAP had highlighted this concern. One of the crew members, who was wearing mountaineering style boots rather than logger style, stepped into an ash pit. Due to the design of this style boot, hot materials were able to lodge in the back of the boot and melted some of the padding contributing to more severe burn injuries. It is believed that had the crew member been wearing logger style boots the injury could have been lessened or avoided all together.

Immediate Action Taken

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

The safety concern for ash pits/stump holes was again addressed during the morning briefing.

Agency Response

20170921-0001-CA001

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