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Clubhouse Fire Entrapment (2006)

  • Incident Information:

    Attachment Size
    Clubhouse Fire Entrapment Investigation Report.pdf (7.64 MB) 7.64 MB
  • Location:

    South Dakota
  • Date:

    07/06/2006
  • Incident Type:

    Entrapment
  • Description:

    On July 6, 2006 four firefighters were involved in an entrapment and burnover while attempting a frontal assault and backfire operation on the Clubhouse Fire, CRA-118-2006 on the Cheyenne River Agency. A two-vehicle accident occurred after the entrapment involving two of the four firefighters involved in the entrapment. All four firefighters are Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) employees from Cheyenne River Agency.