Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126142264 - Santa Barbara City Fire Department

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Inspection Nr: 126142264

Report ID: 0950645

Date Opened: 09/03/1999

Site Address:
Santa Barbara City Fire Department
121 W Carrillo St
Santa Barbara, CA 93101

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: Union

SIC:9224

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/25/2000

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/23/2002

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362499287

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3203 A04	02/25/2000	01/31/2001	$0	$0	$0	03/31/2000	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	3203 A06	02/25/2000	01/31/2001	$0	$0	$0	03/31/2000	W - Empr Withdrew
3.	03001	Serious	3203 A07	02/25/2000	03/22/2000	$0	$0	$0	03/31/2000	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
4.	04001	Serious	3401 B05	02/25/2000	03/22/2000	$0	$0	$0	03/31/2000	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201093820

Event: 08/28/1999

EMT dies from heat stress and dehydration

On August 28, 1999, a Santa Barbara City fire fighter died of heat stress related injuries. He was on loan, through a mutual aid contract, to support the Camuesa Plains Wildland fire. He was serving in the capacity of a line EMT. The coroners report indicates he was in excellent health prior to the assignment and there was no massive trauma to account for. Therefore, death was determined as being due to extreme heat and dehydration.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HEAT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FIRE, HEAT STROKE, HEAT EXHAUSTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126142264			Fatality	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations

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