Zaca Fire News: Highway 33 open, Two injuries reported today, One Patient, serious injury due to fall

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Zaca Fire News: Highway 33 open, Two injuries reported today, One Patient, serious injury due to fall

Zaca Fire News:
Injuries -Two injuries reported today, One Patient, serious injury due to fall, patient stabilized and medivaced to Santa Barbara.

Update(1) - There were two injuries yesterday from two separate incidents:
One was a CDF firefighter that got hit by falling rock. The unofficial word is that this injury is not too bad. If anyone knows more, like, for example, the firefighter was treated and released, please let us know.
The second was injury was to a firefighter on the Kern County Democrat Crew 87 who fell 30 feet. He was life flighted off the line within 45 minutes, to a hospital in Santa Barbara. Yesterday afternoon he was in surgery for a broken leg, pelvis fracture and sinus (face) injuries. I believe his family was with him or is with him now. He's due to be released today.
The local firefighter fell 30 feet from a rock in the Siscog River Canyon yesterday.
20 year-old Josh Lee is a seasonal firefighter stationed in Democrat Hot Springs. He was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Santa Barbara. Lee is said to have suffered a broken leg and is expected to survive. He has undergone surgery on a broken tibia and fibula in his left leg. The surgery was successful and Lee is now in recovery.

Road open - Due to successful firefighting efforts on the northeastern edge of the Zaca
Fire, Highway 33 between Wheeler Gorge and Quatal Canyon Road is now open
to through traffic. Please be mindful that there is the potential for fire
engine traffic along this route for the next few days, and travel with
caution.

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Sunday, August 26, 2007