Toonerville Fire Hit by Tree 2025

On Incident #95 (the Toonerville Fire), two Department of Natural Resource (DNR) Crews were gridding approximately 50 feet off a road in a timber stand. One crew member had just finished attaching a hose to a wye fitting and had just begun putting their fire pack back on when an unexpected event occurred. A green Douglas-fir, approximately 12 inches DBH (bole diameter at 4.5 feet from the ground), fell on its own—without warning. There were no visible signs of burn-out or instability on this tree. The firefighter heard the tree beginning to fall, shouted a warning, and tried to move clear. The falling tree knocked the fire pack off the firefighter but resulted in no injuries or equipment damage.