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Ponderosa 2001

  • Incident Information:

    Ponderosa_Fire_Near_Miss_2001

  • Location:

    California

  • Date:

    08/19/2001

  • Incident Type:

    Entrapment

  • Description:

    On August 19, 2001, at approximately 1315 hours on the Ponderosa Fire, the California Department of Forestry's Washington Ridge Crew 4 was involved in a near-miss incident while constructing fireline downhill into the American River Canyon.

    Extended Attack, Burn Injury, Hand Crews, Entrapment

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