Hamm Fire Entrapment 1987

At 11:00 am on Friday, September 4, 1987. 28 fire fighters deployed fire shelters where fire from the unburned side of the fireline made a major run towards them. Twenty men from the Papago #1 crew and eight men from the Shasta Trinity 0.C. # 29 crew were involved. They deployed in safety zones within the previously burned area. The crews were about 400 yards apart, one in a tractor cleared safety zone and the other in a burned and hand cleared safety zone. The crews were subjected to dense smoke and burning embers for approximately one and a half hours.

Fire Shelter Deployment, Hand Crews, Extended Attack, Entrapment