The Boise firefighter injured while battling an Idaho wildfire in 2024 has spent nearly every day since in a hospital. But recovery is now in sight, according to the family.
Justin “Riley” Shaw, a 26-year-old assistant crew foreman, was struck by a falling tree on Aug. 10 while working on the Coffee Can Saddle Fire that began in the Salmon River Ranger District in the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, the Idaho Statesman previously reported.
Forest Service Supervisor Molly Ryan said the “quick actions” of other firefighters, dispatch and local first responders helped ensure that Shaw received quick medical attention. He was flown by helicopter to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston before being taken in critical condition to Sacred Heart Medical Center’s intensive care unit in Spokane, according to the U.S. Forest Service…