Devils Den Fatality 2006

The Devils Den Fire was first reported late on the evening of August 15, 2006 on the Fishlake National Forest, Utah. On August 17, an incident commander (ICT4), incident commander trainee (ICT4-T), and the assistant fire management officer (AFMO), Spencer Koyle, were flown into the fire by helicopter. Fire activity started to heat up about 1100 hours and began to spot about 1300 hours. After working his way down the canyon, Koyle asked for helitack support and directed water bucket drops on hot spots. Koyle received reports of additional fire activity above and below his location. Evidence indicates that Koyle ran to escape the fire, dropped his tool, continued running, dropped his pack, and attempted to deploy his fire shelter. Sometime during the entrapment, Spencer Koyle was burned over and perished.

Initial Attack, Fatality, Entrapment, Fire Shelter Deployment, Entrapment