On May 30th our engine company was sent to a reported tree fire. Arriving on scene we found about 1/8 of an acre of eucalyptus trees on fire. We did a quick knock down. Then as we were mopping up I was moving around the edge of the fire when I fell into a 3' deep hole. The duff in this are was about a foot deep and littered with palm tree frawns. This hole had been covered with these frawns. Luckily I did not sustain any ijuries nor were there any objects in this pit making it similar to a dangerous animal trap.
LESSONS LEARNED:
Just because the ground appears to be normal you never know what is covering some hidden danger.
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