CAL Fire Report: Washington firefighter was napping when run over by truck

  • Source: San Luis Obispo County Tribune
  • Published: 12/18/2018 12:00 AM

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 new state fire report said. South Kitsap Fire & Rescue Lt. Terry Geiselman, 46, was with a team from Washington state that had arrived to help battle the Woolsey Fire that ripped through communities west of Los Angeles from Ventura County southward to Malibu. The fire that began on Nov. 5 burned 1,500 homes and other buildings and killed three people. Geiselman, of Gig Harbor, was identified by his local fire department after the accident. Geiselman, of Gig Harbor, was identified by his local fire department after the accident.



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