Wildfire LLC: Idaho Engine Burnover

Lesson sharing from the Wild Mountain Fire, September 2020

 

Brush A after a burnover, stuck in the gully. (Wildfires Lessons Learned Center photo)

 

Wildfire Lessons Learned Center

In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 6, 2020, a Brush Engine from a rural fire department responded to a wildland fire.

While attacking the left flank of the fire, the engine drove into an unseen gully and became stuck. The engine was immobilized in a patch of unburned fuels surrounded by black.

Eventually, the engine caught fire and was destroyed.

All crewmembers were able to exit the vehicle and retreat to a safe location in the black.

See also  Little Activity Remains at Huge Southern California Wildfire

Read the Report: Wild Mountain Fire Engine Burnover RLS

Topics

Lesson sharing from the Wild Mountain Fire, September 2020     Wildfire Lessons Learned Center In the early morning hours of Sunday, September 6, 2020, a Brush Engine from a rural fire department responded to a wildland fire. While attacking the left flank of the fire, the engine drove into an unseen gully and became […]

Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Related Articles

Out-of-control Wildfire in Eastern NC Grows to 5,200 Acres

Out-of-control Wildfire in Eastern NC Grows to 5,200 Acres

Mark Price - The Charlotte Observer UPDATE: As of 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26, the wildfire was 34% contained and covered 5,200 acres, the N.C. Department of Agriculture reports. The original story is below. A wildfire in eastern North Carolina has spread across 5,200...

1500 Evacuated as Spain’s Fire Season Starts Early

1500 Evacuated as Spain’s Fire Season Starts Early

  By JENNIFER O'MAHONY Associated Press Eds: UPDATES: With Spanish prime minister's quotes. Minor edits. With AP Photos. MADRID (AP) — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province on Friday, marking an...

Biden Administration Invests $197 Million Into Wildfire Defense Fund

Biden Administration Invests $197 Million Into Wildfire Defense Fund

Kate Heston - Daily Inter Lake, Kalispell, Mont. Mar. 22—A $197 million investment into a community wildfire defense program was announced by Vice President Kamala Harris, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and White House Senior Advisor Mitch Landrieu on Monday....