KAMIAH, Idaho — A firefighter had to be airlifted to the hospital while battling a wildfire burning near the Nez Perce Reservation.
According to the U.S. Forest Service, one of their firefighters, was hit by a tree while at a new wildfire burning in the Salmon River Ranger District of the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest Saturday night around 9 p.m.
USFS said 26-year-old Justin “Riley” Shaw was taken by Life Flight to St. Joseph’s in Lewiston before being taken to Sacred Heart in Spokane. He is in critical condition.
A GoFundMe has been created to help Shaw and his family.
“We are asking for any donations that can go towards taking the financial stress off his family while they are traveling back and forth from Boise, Idaho, to Spokane, Washington, to be with Riley for as long as he is in the hospital, which will be months,” Courtney Shaw wrote on GoFundMe. “We are also asking for prayers for Riley. Any and all help is greatly appreciated.”
The Forest Service says more information will be released at a later time.