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4 Firefighters Sustained Burns On Prescribed Fire In California.

Two flown to Firefighters Burn Institute Regional Burn Center at UC Davis.

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May 02, 2026
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Four firefighters were injured durning a prescribed burn yesterday near Covelo, California. Firefighters from Cal Fire's Mendocino Unit were working to reduce hazardous fuel loading when the incident within an incident occurred.

The burn started on April 27th in Northeast Mendocino county east of U.S. Highway 101. There were 1,000 acres planned to be tr…

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