Miriam Fire Shooting Incident RLS 2018

At approximately 1500, four incident personnel spot two individuals walking down the Pacific Crest Trail approximately 200 yards below them. The incident personnel stand up and holler and wave. All four are wearing yellow Nomex fire shirts. Two had bright yellow hardhats. They therefore thought they had been seen by these two individuals. The incident personnel watched with binoculars as one of the two individuals put a scoped rifle on a bi-pod and looked up the mountain toward them. They continued to wave until a shot was fired. They then bailed off the backside of the mountain to take cover as a second shot rang out.

RLS, Close Call