A Red Lodge firefighter suffered severe burn injuries on Friday (7/16), when a wildfire crews were battling near Joliet, shifted directions and burned over his emergency vehicle.
According to Red Lodge Fire Rescue s Facebook page, Dan Steffensen was injured while working the Harris Fire alongside Scott Wilson on Friday, when strong winds suddenly shifted towards them, and they were overrun by rapidly spreading wildfires.
Red Lodge Firefighter undergoes first surgery at burn center in Salt Lake City
While Wilson was uninjured, Steffensen was flown to Salt Lake City where he was admitted to the University of Utah burn center in serious condition, and had his first of many surgical procedures completed today (Monday 7/19), according to the post on Facebook.