Report: Firefighter hit by truck was in unmarked area
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A report says a firefighter who was run over by a pickup truck during last month's deadly Southern California wildfire was sleeping in an unmarked area but received prompt care for his minor injuries.
A state fire accident review says the firefighter was dozing in a grassy area in the Malibu area on Nov. 14 during a 24-hour shift battling the Woolsey Fire.
The report says he was struck by a civilian pickup truck that swerved around a fire engine blocking the nearby dirt road.
The firefighter was airlifted to a hospital.
He's been identified as Lt. Terry Geiselman with South Kitsap Fire & Rescue in Washington state.