Skip to main content

Fire Training Medical Emergency Fatality 1999

  • Location:

    Arkansas
  • Date:

    01/11/1999
  • Incident Type:

    Medical or Exertion
  • Description:

    Martin Wauson‚ 55‚ a 20-year veteran of the USDA Forest Service‚ died on January 11‚ 1999‚ of a heart attack while participating in an annual re-qualification test for seasonal firefighting duty. He had worked on the Magazine Ranger District‚ Ozark-St. Francis National Forests in Russellville since 1992.