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Sonoma County Fire Heat Illness Fatality 1928

  • Location:

    California
  • Date:

    09/21/1928
  • Incident Type:

    Heat Related Illness
  • Description:

    Robert Burns, a farmer near Cloverdale, California, perished from heat-related illness while assisting in suppression of a wildland fire. About 1000 acres of brush and timber were reported to have burned in the Sonoma County fires. Little further information is readily available.