The family of an Orange County firefighter is reeling after an offroad vehicle fire during a trip to Utah left a teenage girl severely injured.
IAFF Local 3631, the union representing firefighters across O.C., stated Monday that Fire Captain Mike Mallett and his family were on a trip to St. George, located in the southern part of the state, last week when they were traveling in a caravan of vehicles back to a campsite.
“On April 2, while traveling back to camp in a caravan of vehicles, an unthinkable accident occurred. In an instant, everything changed,” the union said in an Instagram post. “Amid dust, sun, and limited visibility, a fire broke out involving one of the vehicles carrying his wife, daughter and friends.”…