Glass Fire Firefighters Evaluated For Possible Chemical Exposure

SONOMA COUNTY, CA — Sixteen firefighters assigned to the Glass Fire were medically evaluated Tuesday morning and one was hospitalized for possible carbon monoxide exposure, Cal Fire said.

The firefighters were evaluated by members of the Santa Rosa Fire Department in conjunction with medical personnel assigned to the Glass Fire incident.

One firefighter was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation, while the 15 others were released back to the fire line, officials said.

This marked the first known injury involving any first responders assigned to the Glass Fire, which has been burning since Sept. 27 in Napa and Sonoma counties.

Cal Fire said the possible exposure did not happen within the fire's perimeter but "at a location off-site out of the fire area."

Sonoma County fire personnel responded to a report at 10:36 a.m. Tuesday about carbon monoxide at a hotel in Cloverdale, according to dispatch reports. It was not immediately clear whether that was where the possible exposure may have happened, but emergency personnel were still at the hotel as of 3 p.m., according to the dispatch reports.

A Cal Fire spokesperson for the Glass Fire said he could not confirm the location of the incident.

"... No information on the location of the incident because it is still under investigation," Spokesperson Dave Launchner told Patch.

Lauchner confirmed one firefighter was taken to a hospital for further evaluation of possible carbon monoxide poisoning, and that Cal Fire medical staff were continuing to investigate the incident on their end.

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