http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0729wildfire-jetliners29.html … [Read more...]
CLOSE CALL FOR LOCAL FIRE CREW
By Rob Young/Appeal-DemocratTired but uninjured after a close call, a team of Yuba-Sutter firefighters came home Thursday after fighting a wildfire and rescuing occupants of a crashed helicopter in the Lassen National Forest.The strike team, made up of five engines and 18 … [Read more...]
By Lisa LeffASSOCIATED PRESS 4:39 p.m. September 21, 2004 SAN FRANCISCO Eva Schicke made it within five feet of the road where two colleagues safely found shelter before she disappeared in the fire that had turned on her seven-member crew 30 seconds after the wind shifted … [Read more...]
TUOLUMNE FIRE INITIAL REPORT "GREEN SHEET"
As you know, CDF Firefighter Eva Schicke was tragically killed in the line of duty while fighting the Tuolumne Fire last month. Here is a LINK to the INFORMATIONAL GREEN SHEET regarding the fire-and the tragic loss of Firefighter Schicke. … [Read more...]
Wildland firefighter Daniel Holmes, age 26, (shown here) of Bellingham, Washington was killed on October 2, 2004, when he was hit by a falling dead tree while fighting a fire in the Kings Canyon National Park.CLICK HERE FOR THE INITIAL REPORT IN PDF FORMAT (72 Hour Report) … [Read more...]