Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1407378.015 - California Department Of Forestry & Fire Protection

Inspection Information - Office: San Bernardino District Office

Investigation Summary

At 3:30 p.m. on June 8, 2019, an employee, a wildland fire fighter, was carrying a hose bundle walking uphill when he began to feel a headache and weakness in his legs. The employee told his supervisor how he was feeling so the supervisor brought him to the nearest truck within 10 minutes. As the employee sat in the air conditioning he began feeling nausea and his heart rate had elevated. Paramedics began treating the employee with intravenous fluids. The employee was transported to a medical center, where he was hospitalized for heat-related Rhabdomyolysis.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Climbing, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fire Truck, Headache, Heart, Heat index, Heat-related illness , Nausea, Slope, Water Hose