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Redmond Twin Otter Aircraft Accident Fatality 1988

Lost Fire Repeater Mission Helicopter Accident Fatality 1988

Klamath National Forest National Guard Vehicle Fatality 1987

Happy Camp Firefighter Hit by Motorcycle Fatality 1987

Inyo Felling Incident Hit by Tree 2024

Prescribed Fire Lessons Learned: Escape Prescribed Fire Reviews and Near Miss Incidents 2005

  • Document Description:

    This document is an early attempt to comprehensively analyze escaped prescribed fire reviews and near misses. Thirty prescribed fire escape reviews and near misses were analyzed for the creation of this work. 

The View From Here 2018

  • Document Description:

    A collection of 16 essays on the subjects of risk, culture, and operations, representing "collective insights into how we operate and why we must alter some of our most ingrained practices and perspectives."

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Some Common Denominators of Fire Behavior on Tragedy and Near-Miss Forest Fires 1978

  • Document Description:

    A review of US Forest Service fire records from 1926 and 1976. The authors identify some common denominators of fire behavior on fatal and near-miss fires during that 50-year period. 

Preliminary Report of Task Force on Fatal Wildland Fire Accidents 1980

  • Document Description:

    This report was prepared by an ad hoc task force established by NWCG to study the problem of fire-related fatalities in Federal, State, and Canadian firefighting agencies. The report identifies common causes and makes recommendations to reduce recurrence of these accidents. 

Heat Illness and the Wildland Firefighter 2011

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