We Will Never Forget You: Remembering Andy Palmer

This—wildland firefighter Andy Palmer's tragedy—is the story of how we arrived at today's Dutch Creek Protocol guidelines for emergency medical response and extractions. The video's conclusion stresses the importance of three key questions: "1) What will we do if someone gets hurt? 2) How will we get them out of here? 3) How long will it take to get them to the hospital?"

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[doysl]

Each rule is someone's life. Obey rules of safety and teach others to do the same. This video and the investigation is a good job.

[jeff1card]

As a NC Forest Service Member this is one of the most informing videos I have seen related to an accident and the lessons learned from it. It is a shame that a tragedy like this must occur before things are changed. Accidents are always going to happen, but knowing what to do and acting quickly can mean the difference between life and death for me or one of our wildland fire family.