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๐ข๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ด๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ผ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐น๐ผ๐ฟ: Oregon Department of Forestry and Bureau of Land Management officials are sadden to announce the death of 25-year-old wildland firefighter Logan Taylor of Talent, Oregon.
On Thursday, August 18, 2022, shortly after 4:00 p.m., dispatchers received information regarding a wildland firefighter that was critically injured after being struck by a tree on the Rum Creek Fire, located north of Galice. Jackson County Sheriffโs Office Search and Rescue (SAR) immediately deployed a helicopter and personnel to the fire and airlifted Taylor out of the mountainous terrain to an awaiting Mercy Flights helicopter, which transported him to Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center in Medford. Despite lifesaving efforts by firefighters and EMS personnel assigned to the fire and responding medical staff, Taylor succumbed to his injuries. He was the operator of Sasquatch Reforestation, an ODF-contracted firefighting company.
โWe are extremely saddened by the passing of Logan Taylor. This loss is deeply felt by our ODF family and throughout the wildland fire community as a whole,โ said Tyler McCarty, ODF Southwest Oregon District Forester. โSafety remains our top priority. ODF and our partners are committed to learning from this accident and to doing everything we can to reduce the risk of similar incidents occurring in the future.โ
โA loss of a firefighterโs life impacts the whole firefighting community, and we send our condolences to the family friends and coworkers,โ said Elizabeth Burghard, BLM Medford District Manager. โSafety is the number one priority for the BLM and our wildland firefighting partners. We want every firefighter to come home safely each day.โ
The incident is under investigation and more details will be released as they are confirmed.