Squilchuck Fire Vehicle Accident 1920

Wenatchee National Forest Ranger Lee Chartrand and firefighters Pete Karapang and Morris (no given name reported) were injured in a car accident on their way to suppress a fire in the Squilchuck area south of Wenatchee, Washington. Chartrand was the Ranger in charge of the Cashmere area further north. Enroute to the fire near the Landreth Brothers Saw Mill the brakes of the vehicle failed and it crashed into the ditch on Wheeler Hill. Karapang suffered a broken arm int he accident and the other two received minor cuts and bruises. The fire was suppressed by the mill workers.