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West Mountain 2 Fire Entrapment 1998

  • Incident Information:

    West_Mountain_2_Fire_Shelter_Deployment_1998

  • Location:

    Utah

  • Date:

    09/19/1998

  • Incident Type:

    Entrapment

  • Description:

    At approximately 0400 hours on September 19, 1998, a shelter deployment of a Salt Lake County Crew Representative took place approximately one half mile west of the Payson Dump on the West Mountain 2 fire, Uinta National Forest in Region 4. West Mountain is located approximately 60 miles south of Salt Lake City on the southeast end of Utah Lake. According to a statement by the individual involved, the deployment was executed more as a precautionary measure than for life threatening reasons. No injuries were sustained.

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