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Wildland Fire Safety & Health Reporting Network

SAFENET Event Information

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SAFENET ID:

20200121-0001        [Corrective Actions]

Event Start Date:

01/15/2020 0900

Event Stop Date:

01/15/2020 1000 

Incident Name:

Low Vehicle Clearance

Fire Number:

None 

State:

Tennessee

Jurisdiction:

USFS

Local Unit:

Cherokee National Forest

Incident Type:

All Hazard

Incident Activity:

Readiness/Preparedness

Stage of Incident:

Other

Position Title:

Special Uses 

Task:

Trash removal form burn unit 

Management Level:

N/A

Resources Involved:

Two pickup trucks 

Contributing Factors

Contributing Factors:

Human Factors

Human Factors:

Decision Making, Leadership, Risk Assessment  

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.

A vehivle on the forest that is a dodge 1500 that has a v6 six engine and low Ground Clearance. Its was under powered for the task and nearly became stuck as is has on several occasions. This is a direct result of the Forest Fleet Officer and Forest Engineering Staff Officers indifferent and condescending attitudes to employee safety by not following VAM request documenting needs for more capable off road transportation.

Immediate Action Taken

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

We have requested that the vehicle be re-assigned or removed from service.

Agency Response

20200121-0001-CA001

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