Devil Fire Entrapment 2003

On August 29, 2003, at approximately 0115 hours, three California Department of Forestry (CDF) Inmate Conservation Camp Crews, two dozers (one local government and one private), and two CDF overhead personnel became entrapped while conducting a holding operation on the Devil Fire. Two CDF employees and one inmate received 2nd degree burns. (The burns were no larger than ½ inch in diameter.) All personnel were treated and released back to the incident by the Disaster Medical Assistance Team later that afternoon.

Extended Attack, Burn Injury, Heavy Equipment, Firing, Hand Crews, Fire Shelter Deployment, Entrapment