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Incident Information:
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Location:
California -
Date:
06/26/2007 -
Incident Type:
Entrapment -
Description:
At approximately 1500 hours on June 26, 2007, two U.S. Forest Service firefighters were entrapped by the human-caused Angora Fire and deployed their fire shelters. The firefighters remained in their new generation shelters approximately 30 to 40 minutes while the fire burned around them. Neither firefighter was injured.
Hand Crews, Engines, Structure Protection, Fire Shelter Deployment, Extended Attack, Entrapment
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