Incident Name: Prescribed burn in Tuolumne County
Date: 05/06/2022
Personnel: Darin Banks
Age: 26
Agency/Organization: Firestorm Wildland Fire Suppression, Inc.
Position: Wildland Firefighter
Summary:
On Friday, May 6, 2022, Wildland Firefighter Darin Banks was assigned to a Type II Initial Attack Hand Crew working to prepare an area for a prescribed burning in Tuolumne County. While working the area, he was hit by a dead tree that fell. He was transported down the hill to the medics where CPR was performed. All life-saving measures were unsuccessful and he was pronounced deceased.
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