Firestorm Wildland Suppression Firefighter Darin Banks died in the Line of Duty Friday after being hit by a dead tree that unexpectedly fell. Firefighter Banks was assigned to a Type II Initial Attack Hand Crew working to prepare an area for prescribed burning in Tuolumne County. FF Banks, 26, leaves behind his 4-year-old son, mother, siblings, grandparents and great-grandparents. A gofundme page has been set up to support Darin’s son and family.
