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Wildland firefighter airlifted after breaking leg

The first helicopter was unable to land because the blades were spreading the fire; another helicopter was brought in and crews used a rope and harness

Corvallis Gazette-Times

LINN COUNTY, Ore. — Numerous emergency services agencies were needed to rescue a wildland firefighter who had broken his leg Monday evening, according to Linn County Undersheriff Jim Yon.

At 10:10 p.m. Monday, the Linn County Sheriff’s Office received a call from the U.S. Forest Service requesting assistance from the county’s Search and Rescue for an injured wildland firefighter.

Michael Lee Burri, 31, from Estacada, sustained a broken leg while working with a 21-person Mount Hood Initial Attack Fire Team that had been fighting a small fire near road 11 off Quartzville road northeast of Sweet Home.

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