Cal Fire said the firefighters' injuries are serious, but not life threatening.
A helicopter arrived at UC Davis Medical Center just after 10:15 p.m. carrying five of the eight injured firefighters. The five are inmate firefighters assigned to hand crews with Cal Fire. The three others are government firefighters assigned to engines.
Cal Fire cannot describe the extent of their injuries yet, nor explain how the injuries happened -- it is still under investigation.
But, the injuries underscore the danger of this fire season.
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| Lodge Lightning Complex (also known as Lodge LCA Fire): more info... | |
| Name: | Lodge Lightning Complex (also known as Lodge LCA Fire) |
| County: | Mendocino County |
| Location: | Wilderness Lodge Area near Laytonville |
| Administrative Unit: | CAL FIRE Mendocino Unit |
| Acres Burned - Containment | 7,100 acres - 30% contained |
| Date Started: | July 30, 2014 6:27 am |
| Last update: | August 9, 2014 7:30 am |