Daddy Ridge Fatality 2001

On November 10, 2001, at 6:31 p.m., Hairold “Bear” Strode, a three-year Tennessee Division of Forestry seasonal employee, was killed in a wildfire blowup near the head of a small, steep drainage on the Daddy Ridge Fire near Crawford, Tennessee. Strode was a member of a four-person handcrew constructing a fire break along the fire’s right flank. Three other firefighters were able to escape into designated safety zones.

Indirect Line Construction, Burn Injury, Extended Attack, Hand Crews, Fatality, Entrapment