Mounted search and rescue

[ilichten1@verizon.net]

 According to report fire watch was out riding after shift and horse went down on top of him in

burned over area.

Willis Lamm posted in Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue

Willis Lamm

8:22am Jun 14

Quick caution for those of us who occasionally work incidents from horseback. Same with working from quads. Burnouts in particular can be dangerous. Read the ground and the footing. Shouldn't get so focused on the problem that we become the problem.

http://www.firehouse.com/news/11518806/us-forest-service-officer-fire-lookout-dies-in-nm-horse-mishap?utm_source=FH+Newsday&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS140605002

U.S. Forest Service Lookout Dies in N.M. Horse Mishap www.firehouse.com A U.S. Fire Service lookout was found dead by search and rescue personnel along a charred trail. It ...