Uploaded July 2019 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
On May 10, 2019, a Range Specialist (RS) from the Lincoln Ranger District on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (HLF), volunteered to assist with the Beaver Soup Prescribed Fire on the Helena Ranger District. On May 11th, 2019, the RS was involved in an accident that destroyed a Forest Service pickup truck while driving to the prescribed fire on the neighboring district approximately 57 miles away for an 0800 briefing.
No major injuries occurred. A Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) was ordered to review the conditions and systems surrounding the incident. Other topics that arose included proper post-accident processes, determining when an employee should return to work following a severe incident, communication during and after an incident, and the different roles and responsibilities during an incident.
On May 10, 2019, a Range Specialist (RS) from the Lincoln Ranger District on the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest (HLF), volunteered to assist with the Beaver Soup Prescribed Fire on the Helena Ranger District. On May 11th, 2019, the RS was involved in an accident that destroyed a Forest Service pickup truck while driving to the prescribed fire on the neighboring district approximately 57 miles away for an 0800 briefing.
No major injuries occurred. A Facilitated Learning Analysis (FLA) was ordered to review the conditions and systems surrounding the incident. Other topics that arose included proper post-accident processes, determining when an employee should return to work following a severe incident, communication during and after an incident, and the different roles and responsibilities during an incident.
