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Priest River Fire Fatality 1940

  • Location:

    Idaho
  • Date:

    06/05/1940
  • Incident Type:

    Unknown
  • Description:

    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) crewmember Doris Bennett was killed while suppressing a fire in the vicinity of his camp at Priest River (Camp F-164). No further details are readily available. 

    This information was taken from the document "CCC Members Lost in Forest Firefighting."