Canyon Creek Fire Entrapment 1988

On the afternoon of September 6, 1988, there was a multiple fire shelter deployment incident on the Canyon Creek Fire. A total of 107 people of Division A of the Elk Creek Zone deployed their shelters in a safety zone on the ridge between Moudess and Jakie creeks as the fire burned over the area. There were no fatalities or injuries requiring hospital treatment. All personnel of Division A, about 170, walked out of the area the next day around 0800.

Entrapment, Hand Crews, Fire Shelter Deployment, Extended Attack