By City News Service
Feb 18, 2021
SANTA ANA (CNS) - One of two Orange County firefighters critically injured during the Silverado Fire near Irvine in October was released from a hospital today.
Dylan Van Iwaarden spent 114 days in the OC Burn Center at OC Global Medical Center in Santa Ana.
Van Iwaarden, 26, and fellow firefighter Phi Le, 31, were critically injured Oct. 26 while setting backfires to slow the spread of the blaze, which blackened 12,466 acres.
Van Iwaarden underwent 17 surgeries and was placed in a medically induced coma and intubated at one point, according to the Orange County Fire Authority. He will now begin rehabilitation at UC Irvine Medical Center.
Firefighter injured with severe burns from California wildfire released from hospital
February 18, 2021 / 12:11 AM / CBS News
A Southern California firefighter who suffered critical burns while battling the Silverado Fire in October was released from the hospital Wednesday, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Dylan Van Iwaarden, 26, was one of two firefighters injured on the job. The Orange County Fire Authority firefighter was discharged Wednesday afternoon to the rehabilitation unit at UC Irvine Medical Center.
He has spent 114 days at the Orange County Burn Center in Santa Ana and underwent 17 surgeries, OCFA said. At one point he was in a medically induced coma.
As the 26-year-old was pushed on a gurney along the sidewalk in front of the OC Burn Center at Santa Ana s Orange County Global Medical Center, dozens of members of his department, doctors, nurses, family and friends clapped and cheered.
By Conway Crew
Feb 18, 2021
OCFA Firefighter Dylan Van Iwaarden (hero) was released today after 114 days in the O.C. Burn Center in Santa Ana. Over 60% of his body was burned during the Silverado Fire. Van Iwaarden clung to life through 17 surgeries & a medically induced coma. He was discharged to the rehabilitation unit at UC Irvine Medical Center. Our very own KFI reporter Corbin Carson was there and Van Iwaarden said he’s still excited to get back out there and serve Orange County.
The other injured firefighter, 31-year-old Phi Le, is still recuperating, but there were no immediate details about his condition.
A Southern California firefighter who suffered critical burns in October and spent months in recovery was wheeled out of the hospital Wednesday to raucous applause.
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