A tree hit 26-year-old Justin Shaw while he fought a fire in North Idaho last weekend.
BOISE, Idaho — The community is coming together to help the loved ones of a wildland firefighter from Boise who is in critical condition.
“It hits very close to home,” said Jim Wimer, Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests spokesperson. “This is someone I know.”
A tree hit Justin Shaw, 26, last weekend while he fought the Coffee Can Saddle Fire started by lightning in North Idaho. Wimer, who is handling media inquiries for the family, said the incident is under investigation.
Shaw was initially transported to a hospital in Lewiston before being moved to Spokane. According to a GoFundMe set up by the family, he is in the ICU for a traumatic brain injury.
The family expects Shaw to be in the hospital for “the foreseeable future.” Meantime, Boise-based nonprofit Wildland Firefighter Foundation is helping support the family.
“We got involved with them right …