Firefighter From Patterson Badly Burned While Fighting Caldor Fire

EL DORADO COUNTY (CBS13) — A West Stanislaus Fire Protection District firefighter was severely wounded portion warring the Caldor Fire implicit the weekend.

Officials said Patterson nonmigratory Richard Gerety III suffered superior burns to his assemblage aft falling into a burned country connected Saturday.

Gerety was rushed to the UC Davis Medical Center pain unit. He suffered second-degree burns to 18-20 percent of his body, officials said. He remains hospitalized.

Two different firefighters person been injured portion warring the Caldor Fire, which has present prompted evacuation orders for each of South Lake Tahoe arsenic of Monday. There person besides been a full of 2 civilian injuries.

CBS13 Staff