LA Firestorm 2025 – Navigating EMS Hazards in Wildland Urban Interface Fires
Captain Winkler will be presenting a first hand account of the devastating LA Fires of January 2025. He will be discussing the role, EMS challenges, and long term impacts to responders during and after these large area wildland urban interface events.
Objectives:
- Overview of LA’s most destructive fires in history: the Palisades and Eaton fires of Jan. 2025
- What is an “EMAC” response and how did Utah get involved
- Hazards specific and unique to large area urban interface conflagrations
- PPE and safety considerations while operating in the fire zone
- Decon and aftercare