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Incident Information:
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Location:
Wyoming -
Date:
10/07/1996 -
Incident Type:
Entrapment -
Description:
On October 6th, 1996, a prescribed fire conducted by the Wyoming Game and Fish escaped containment lines. During Initial attack operations on October 7th an engine from Fremont County was burned over. On October 8th, 1996, an IMT from the Rocky Mountain Region took over command of the escaped prescribed fire, Fayette Fire, which was under Unified Command by the Wyoming State Forest Service, United States Forest Service, Bridger-Teton National Forest and Sublette County.
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