In this episode Alex and Travis chat about wildland firefighter burn injuries. 

  • Why are they a bigger deal than we might think? 
  • What can we do to make sure we get the treatment we need? 
  • What are the lessons from past incidents? 

Link to blog post "Burn Injuries - Wrong Hurts!"

Link to blog post "Socks Matter"

Other Related Materials:

Link to NWCG memo on Drip Torch Burn Injuries

Link to YouTube video "Drip Torch Fuel on Pants"

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Wildfire Lessons

The Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center is a national, interagency, federally-funded organization with interagency staffing. It is an integral part of the interagency fire program created to facilitate a learning culture on behalf of all agencies with wildland fire responsibilities whether local, state, Tribal, or federal. The center staff strives to enhance safe work performance and organizational learning for all wildland firefighters and is a reflection of the wildland fire community’s commitment to honor through learning. The center hosts the "Wildfire Lessons" podcast to discuss lessons and organizational learning, click to see the Wildfire Lessons homepage for more information.

Media Record Details

May 19, 2017

Alex Viktora, Travis Dotson

Cataloging Information

Topic(s):
Human Factors of Firefighter Safety
Wildland Firefighter Health

NRFSN number: 29008
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