A Folsom woman who died after being rescued from a brush fire has been identified. The family identified the woman as Ilona Bedo, 84. The State Fire Marshal’s office says a deputy discovered the fire during proactive burn ban patrols. Around 1 p.m. Sunday, the deputy spotted the brush fire that had spread to a shed on a property in the 78000 block of LA 25.Crews began to extinguish the fire. That’s when the State Fire Marshal’s office says they discovered Bedo unconscious within the burned area of the property. She was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died. In their investigation, deputies learned Bedo was the resident of the home and believe she was actively burning a debris pile when unknown circumstances led her to fall into the fire. Bedo’s step daughter Lydia Bedo says she believes dementia and a language barrier contributed to Bedo not adhering to the burn ban. “Friday she didn’t understand what a burn ban was, I’m almost sure she kept forgetting and my dad kept reminding her don’t go out and burn,” Bedo said. Bedo says her step mother was a great wife who took great care of her family. “She takes real good care of my dad, she is what we called the little beast,” Bedo said, “She loved her gardening and loved staying outside, she was starting to get pre-dementia, she was forgetting things.” Ashley Rodrigue, Public Affairs Director for the State Fire Marshall’s Office says, “It’s happening to people. Full communities are being burned, homes are being lost, properties are going up in smoke and lives are being lost. Just because you can’t see the fire, you can’t see the smoke, you can’t smell the smoke, it doesn’t mean it will not be your community in an instant.””We need everyone to understand it can happen, it will happen if you’re not careful and if we’re not all respectful of the fact that there is a burn ban in place for a reason, Rodrigue said. “We need everyone to follow that and share the message.”An autopsy will be conducted to determine her official cause of death.
A Folsom woman who died after being rescued from a brush fire has been identified.
The family identified the woman as Ilona Bedo, 84.
The State Fire Marshal’s office says a deputy discovered the fire during proactive burn ban patrols.
Around 1 p.m. Sunday, the deputy spotted the brush fire that had spread to a shed on a property in the 78000 block of LA 25.
Crews began to extinguish the fire. That’s when the State Fire Marshal’s office says they discovered Bedo unconscious within the burned area of the property.
She was taken to the hospital in critical condition but later died.
In their investigation, deputies learned Bedo was the resident of the home and believe she was actively burning a debris pile when unknown circumstances led her to fall into the fire.
Bedo’s step daughter Lydia Bedo says she believes dementia and a language barrier contributed to Bedo not adhering to the burn ban.
“Friday she didn’t understand what a burn ban was, I’m almost sure she kept forgetting and my dad kept reminding her don’t go out and burn,” Bedo said.
Bedo says her step mother was a great wife who took great care of her family.
“She takes real good care of my dad, she is what we called the little beast,” Bedo said, “She loved her gardening and loved staying outside, she was starting to get pre-dementia, she was forgetting things.”
Ashley Rodrigue, Public Affairs Director for the State Fire Marshall’s Office says, “It’s happening to people. Full communities are being burned, homes are being lost, properties are going up in smoke and lives are being lost. Just because you can’t see the fire, you can’t see the smoke, you can’t smell the smoke, it doesn’t mean it will not be your community in an instant.”
“We need everyone to understand it can happen, it will happen if you’re not careful and if we’re not all respectful of the fact that there is a burn ban in place for a reason, Rodrigue said. “We need everyone to follow that and share the message.”
An autopsy will be conducted to determine her official cause of death.
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