Relatório do Acidente ocorrido no Incêndio Florestal de Yarnel Hill

d. Seams: End cap seam separated. Floor seam had a 48-inch separation.
2. PPE Items:
a. Clothing: Shirt was mostly intact except for the area of the upper back that was
charred and burned away. Much of the back side of the pants was charred and
burned away. The front areas of the pants remain mostly intact.
b. Gloves: Both gloves appeared shrunk 10%.
c. Helmet: Most of the helmet was melted.
d. Chainsaw chaps: Edges of the nylon chap shell, nylon webbing and 1-inch buckles
were melted. Kevlar pads remained mostly intact.
3. Body position: The firefighter was lying prone with feet towards the northeast.
4. Shelter Use – The firefighter was fully deployed inside the shelter. The burned remnants of
a chain saw were next to the right side of the firefighter.
William Warneke, Granite Mountain #16
1. Shelter Condition:
a. Outer Shell: 100% of foil burned away; silica cloth was brittle in some areas.
b. Inner Shell: 100% of foil was burned away; 98% of fiberglass burned away.
c. Floor: 98% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.
d. Seams: 10 inch tear in silica cloth at end cap.
2. PPE Items:
a. Clothing: Shirt collar and bottom area where shirt was tucked into pants was intact.
Pants waistband was intact; all other parts of clothing were burned away.
b. Gloves: Shrunken 40%
3. Body Position: The firefighter was found lying supine with feet towards the southeast.
4. Shelter Use: It is unclear if the firefighter was able to fully deploy the fire shelter. The
firefighter had feet inside end cap of shelter; the rest of the shelter was underneath the
firefighter.
Kevin Woyjeck, Granite Mountain #17
1. Shelter Condition:
a. Outer Shell: 100% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.
b. Inner Shell: 80% of foil burned away; 40% of fiberglass burned away.
c. Floor: 40% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.
d. Seams: One end cap seam separated; one middle seam of floor separated.
2. PPE Items:
a. Clothing: Back of shirt was charred and burned away, front of shirt and medial
areas of sleeves were discolored, but mostly intact. Pants not recovered.
b. Gloves: Left glove appeared charred and shrunken 40%; right glove charred on the
fingertips.
c. Helmet: Partially melted on the back half, the bill was cracked on the right side.
3. Body Position: The firefighter was found lying prone with feet towards the north.
4. Shelter Use: The firefighter was fully deployed inside the shelter.
Yarnell Hill Fire Serious Accident Investigation 94