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Incident Information:
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Location:
Colorado -
Date:
10/23/2012 -
Incident Type:
Narrow Escape -
Description:
While assisting in evacuation of civilians in the Greenwood subdivision, Battalion Chief (BC 3-2), Captain (Capt. 5-1) and several civilians dispersed throughout five vehicles were forced to take refuge in a safe area while the head of the fire passed by them. The safe area was situated on a gravel county road, surrounded by light fuels consisting of overgrazed pastures and isolated pockets of heavier fuels consisting of Ponderosa Pine and Pinion-Juniper.
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