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By Conway Crew Feb 18, 2021 OCFA Firefighter Dylan Van Iwaarden (hero) was released today after 114 days in the O.C. Burn Center in Santa Ana. Over 60% of his body was burned during the Silverado Fire. Van Iwaarden clung to life through 17 surgeries & a medically induced coma. He was discharged to the rehabilitation unit at UC Irvine Medical Center. Our very own KFI reporter Corbin Carson was there and Van Iwaarden said he’s still excited to get back out there and serve Orange County. The other injured firefighter, 31-year-old Phi Le, is still recuperating, but there were no immediate det...

A Southern California firefighter who suffered critical burns in October and spent months in recovery was wheeled out of the hospital Wednesday to raucous applause.

By City News Service Feb 17, 2021 SANTA ANA (CNS) - One of two Orange County firefighters critically injured during the Silverado Fire near Irvine in October was scheduled to be released from a hospital today. Dylan Van Iwaarden spent 114 days in the OC Burn Center at OC Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. Van Iwaarden, 26, and fellow firefighter Phi Le, 31, were critically injured Oct. 26 while setting backfires to slow the spread of the blaze, which blackened 12,466 acres. Van Iwaarden underwent 17 surgeries and was placed in a medically induced coma and intubated at one point, according t...

Orange County Fire Chief Reflects on a Year Rife With Challenges IRVINE, Calif.—As the world nears the end of a grim year, indelible memories will remain for Orange County’s top firefighter, who led crews through devastating wildfires while navigating a pandemic. Two particular dates stand out for Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) Chief Brian Fennessy: the day the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 a pandemic, and the afternoon two firefighters were gravely injured on the job. The former called upon him to exercise great foresight in planning, the latter brought forth his c...