Hotshot Daniel Burns’s Recovery from Line of Duty Injury

On June 23rd, 2024, Bonneville Hotshot Daniel Burns was struck by a falling tree and severely injured while fighting the Little Twist Fire on the Fishlake National Forest outside Beaver, UT.

Burns, a US Marine Corp Veteran and first year Bonneville Hotshot, was helping suppress a spot fire in Division Whiskey when a standing dead tree, called a “snag” destabilized and fell over, striking Burns in the head and shoulders, pinning him to the ground. He miraculously survived being hit and crushed by a 70 foot, 16” diameter tree, but suffered fractures of bones in the shoulder and face, requiring a helicopter LifeFlight to St George for numerous surgeries. While Bonneville Interagency Hotshot Crew feels blessed Burns survived, we remain deeply concerned about his road to recovery and ability to provide for himself while missing the rest of the 2024 Fire Season.

Please help us financially support him and make up for the lost wages, medical and recovery related bills, and living expenses as he fights to return to full strength.