Continuing our focus on the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center’s (LLC) 2023 Year End Infographic, today we are looking at the 10 UTV incidents and 12 vehicle accidents reported to us last calendar year.
These incidents occurred in all phases of wildland fire management response: during travel, in initial attack, on prescribed fires, and during extended attack.
Looking first at UTV incidents, these included both driving-related incidents and UTV fires. UTV fires are a phenomenon the LLC has taken note of in the last couple of years. This year we highlight this hazard and its mitigation with a concise lesson:
For a further discussion of the lesson “Have a Fire Extinguisher,” check out the November 2023 Data Points, which looks at 10 years of UTV fires.
To read more about some of the UTV incidents that went into this year’s Infographic, click on the links below.
Illinois Prescribed Fire UTV Fire
Compartment 68 Rx UTV Rollover
From UTVs to larger vehicles: the LLC received reports of accidents involving nearly all of the vehicles we regularly drive in the wildland fire service: engines, crew carriers, pickup trucks, and water tenders.
Lessons abound from these incidents, as you will see if you dig through the links listed below. This year we chose to highlight the hazard of driving while fatigued.
Here are a few more of the vehicle accident reports we received throughout 2023.
Rollovers
Haight Creek Fire Water Tender Accident
BIA Crew Carrier Vehicle Accident
Lost Duals
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Dual Wheels Engine Incident
Other Accidents
Tonto NF Vehicle Collision with Elk
Remember, you can check out the entire 2023 Year End Infographic as a PDF document to share and print here.
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