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Beartown FD Crew Carrier Fatalities 2016

  • Incident Information:

    Beartown FD Crew Carrier Fatalities

  • Location:

    Minnesota

  • Date:

    08/27/2016

  • Incident Type:

    Vehicle Incident

  • Description:

    Firefighters Alan Swartz and James Shelifoe, Jr. of the Beartown Fire Department’s Type 2 Wildland Handcrew were killed when the crew vehicle they were riding in on Interstate 35W near Blaine, Minnesota, crashed into the median barrier and rolled a number of times. Several other firefighters riding in the truck were seriously injured and transported to the hospital. The firefighters were on their way to work the Box Canyon Fire in Utah when the crash occurred.

    Hand Crews, Driving, Fatality, Vehicle Incident or Accident

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