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Location:
California -
Date:
08/19/1942 -
Incident Type:
Vehicle Incident -
Description:
Lawrence Gallez was killed and six other California Department of Forestry (now CAL FIRE) firefighters injured when their vehicle overturned in Grass Valley, on the way to a wildfire. Gallez reportedly suffered skull and pelvis fractures in the accident.
Vehicle Incident or Accident, Fatality, Driving, Initial Attack
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