A Kaua’i firefighter was impaled on a haole koa tree Sunday after working to extinguish a fire.
The Kaua’i Fire department responded to a reported brush fire at about 5:50 p.m. Sunday on Kealia Road.
Upon arrival they found 20-by-60-foot area on fire. It contained a mixture of brush, car tires, and trash.
消防队员s had to climb a fence to access the fire. With the fire extinguished, a firefighter was injured after crossing the fence when he fell onto the haole koa tree, puncturing his body.
消防队员s on the scene treated the firefighter until medics arrived. He taken to Wilcox Medical Center and is expected to make a full recovery.
Posted byKaua’i Fire DepartmentonMonday, July 25, 2022
