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Incident Information:
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Location:
Idaho -
Date:
08/24/1986 -
Incident Type:
Vehicle Incident -
Description:
Four firefighters were killed and 17 others were injured when an Idaho National Guard truck overturned on the way to the Anderson Creek Fire Camp from the Anderson Creek Fire, Boise National Forest. The 5-ton dump truck rolled down an 80-foot embankment along Danskin Creek Road, 35 miles northwest of Boise, about 5:30 a.m. Aboard were two guardsmen drivers, a crew of firefighters from the Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico, and a BLM crew liaison officer. Killed in the accident were Jemez Pueblo firefighters: Anthony Pecos, Andrew Waquie, Benjamin Waquie, and Allen Baca.