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Blackburn Canyon – Broken Arm

Blackburn Canyon – Broken Arm

A forearm in a white plaster cast covered with colorful signatures and doodles in red, blue, black, and pink ink, against a blurred green grass background. The hand is clenched into a fist.
Location:TX
Coordinates:Lat: 31.341242° | Lng: -99.817743°
Date of Incident:10/11/2025
Incident Type:Engine Incident
Description:

On Saturday, October 11, 2025, Texas A&M Forest Service resources responded to the Blackburn Canyon Fire in Randall County, Texas. During initial attack pump-and-roll operations, an engine crewmember suffered a broken arm after the hose he was holding snagged vegetation during mobile attack. The patient was driven back to the staging area and transported to the hospital by ambulance.

Incident Documentation:PubSec-OnePager-2025-v2_10bb8b.pdf
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