Golden Gates Estates Fire Entrapment 1985

The Golden Gates Estates Fire was an arson fire ignited around January 26, 1985 east of Naples, Florida. The fire was contained on January 29 at 10,000 acres. The following day the fire escaped its lines and began to burn in a northerly direction, opposite the previous direction of fire spread. This rekindle was initial attacked by four tractor-plow units from the Florida Division of Forestry. As the units attacked the head of the fire, two tractor-plows were overrun by fire, and their operators suffered burn injuries. An additional tractor-plow operated by Marco Miranda responded to the fire later in the afternoon, and began constructing line ahead of a portion of the head of the fire. A wind increase caused the fire to overrun Miranda's tractor-plow, killing Miranda. This fire run caused nine additional injuries on different areas around the head of the fire. 

Heavy Equipment, Fatality, Burn Injury, Entrapment, Indirect Line Construction