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Relatório do Acidente ocorrido no Incêndio Florestal de Yarnel Hill

Neste incêndio, de 30 de Junho de 2013, morreram 19 combatentes florestais da equipa "Hot Shot" de Granite Mountain.

Neste incêndio, de 30 de Junho de 2013, morreram 19 combatentes florestais da equipa "Hot Shot" de Granite Mountain.

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John Percin, Jr., Granite Mountain #18<br />

1. Shelter Condition:<br />

a. Outer Shell: 100% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle with numerous holes.<br />

b. Inner Shell: 100% of foil burned away; 80% of fiberglass burned away.<br />

c. Floor: 98% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.<br />

d. Seams: Middle seam had a 30-inch separation.<br />

2. PPE Items:<br />

a. Clothing: Only small pieces of shirt recovered. Pants waistband and upper right<br />

rear leg intact, rest of pants charred and burned away.<br />

b. Gloves: shrunken 45%.<br />

3. Body position: The firefighter was found lying supine, feet towards the southeast.<br />

4. Shelter Use: It is unclear if the firefighter was able to fully <strong>de</strong>ploy the shelter. Part of the<br />

fire shelter was found wrapped around the left foot, with the rest of the shelter laid out on<br />

the ground toward the <strong>no</strong>rth.<br />

Grant McKee, Granite Mountain #29 (believe manifest has typo error, should be #19)<br />

1. Shelter Condition:<br />

a. Outer Shell: 95% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle throughout.<br />

b. Inner Shell: 100% of foil burned away; 98% fiberglass burned away.<br />

c. Floor: 95% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.<br />

d. Seams: One end cap seam separated.<br />

2. PPE:<br />

a. Clothing: Only a small area of the back of the shirt remained. The rear pocket area<br />

of the pants remained.<br />

3. Body Position: The firefighter was found lying supine with feet towards <strong>no</strong>rtheast.<br />

4. Shelter Use: Only the firefighter’s left foot was in one end of shelter. The shelter was<br />

un<strong>de</strong>rneath the firefighter. The burned remnants of a fireline pack are un<strong>de</strong>rneath the right<br />

leg of the firefighter.<br />

Sean Misner, Granite Mountain #20<br />

1. Shelter Condition:<br />

a. Outer Shell: 99% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.<br />

b. Inner Shell: 100% of foil burned away; 90% of fiberglass burned away.<br />

c. Floor: 98% of foil burned away; silica cloth brittle in some areas.<br />

d. Seams: Middle seam of shell separated.<br />

2. PPE Items: None recovered.<br />

3. Body Position: The firefighter was found lying prone with feet toward the southwest.<br />

4. Shelter Use: It is unclear if the firefighter was able to fully <strong>de</strong>ploy the shelter. The<br />

firefighter’s feet were in one end of the shelter, the rest of the shelter was lying on the<br />

ground behind the firefighter. The burned remnants of a modified combi-tool and a fireline<br />

pack were found un<strong>de</strong>r the right si<strong>de</strong> of the firefighter.<br />

<strong>Yarnel</strong>l <strong>Hill</strong> Fire Serious Acci<strong>de</strong>nt Investigation 95

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