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Cold Creek Fire Medical Emergency Fatality 1919

  • Location:

    Montana

  • Date:

    08/15/1919

  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion

  • Description:

    C. Lewis, a man who recently came to Montana to assist the US Forest Service in suppressing forest fires died suddenly on the Cold Creek Fire near St. Regis on the Lolo National Forest. Lewis had been working on the fire for a few days when he suffered an apparent heart attack while conversing with the crew foreman. Lewis' full name or any other information regarding his death is not readily available. 

    Medical or Exertion or Heat, Medical Emergency, Fatality

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