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CRITICS QUESTION USE OF 747 TO FIGHT WILDFIRES

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/news/articles/0729wildfire-jetliners29.html … [Read more...]

 News, WILDLAND

CLOSE CALL FOR LOCAL FIRE CREW

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

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...]

 News, WILDLAND

FIVE FEET MADE FATAL DIFFERENCE FOR FIREFIGHTER

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

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...]

 News, WILDLAND

TUOLUMNE FIRE INITIAL REPORT "GREEN SHEET"

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

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...]

 News, WILDLAND

INITIAL REPORT OF THE LODD OF FF DANIEL HOLMES

 FireCompanies    December 25, 2004    No Comments

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...]

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