Weiser Complex Dozer Rollover 2013

On September 2nd, 2013, a D-5 dozer rolled down a steep slope on the Payette National Forest north of Weiser, Idaho. The contract dozer was assigned to Division Whiskey of the Weiser Complex on the Weiser District. Line construction on Division Whiskey was originally planned to be used as indirect fire line, but with the onset of cooler weather, it became a contingency plan as crews were again able to engage the fire with more direct tactics. At approximately 1200 the dozer began to construct line downhill from a point northeast of Drop Point 30 to straighten out line between some switchbacks in the road system. Around 1224, the dozer rolled 310 feet downhill, coming to rest near a large snag 450 feet below the road. Analysis of the scene later would show 7 points where the dozer hit the ground on its way down.