Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311863682 - Flagstaff City Fire Dept

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 5:20 p.m. on July 14, 2008, Employee #1 was in the process of a mop-up at a fire complex which provides strike team assistance to a large fire complex. Employee #1 was inside the black and was returning to the dozer line with a 1-in. lateral hose line. He was wearing full personal protection equipment and fell into a hidden void space with hot ash and coals covered by dirt and debris as a result of the clean-up operation. He was able to pull himself out of the hole and was hospitalized with burns.

Keywords: BURN, FIREFIGHTER, ASH, CLEANING, FALL