Wildland Fire Accidents and Fatalities by Year Fire Accidents and Fatalities by Year ... 1910 84 Idaho Coeur d'Alene Burnover 78 Unknown Cabinet NF Burnover 4 ... California Napa RU

Wildland Fire Accidents and Fatalities by YearYear State Location Accident Fatalities

1910 84

Idaho Coeur d'Alene Burnover 78

Unknown Cabinet NF Burnover 4

Unknown Pend Oreille NF Burnover 2

1926 5

California Springville Burnover 5

1929 1

Washington Colville Burnover 1

1930 1

California Malibu Burnover 1

1931 8

California Mariposa Burnover 3

Montana Lewis and Clark NF Burnover 5

1933 29

California Griffith Park Burnover 25

Montana Basin Hypothermia 1

Oregon Medford Burnover 1

Washington Okanagon NF Burnover 2

1934 8

California San Diego Burnover 1

Idaho Pierce Snag 2

Idaho Sand Point Burnover 1

Montana Glacier NP Snag 1

Montana Lincoln NF Snag 1

Nevada Long Point Snag 1

Wisconsin Chequamegon NF Vehicle Rollover 1

1935 3

California Orange County Vehicle Accident 1

Idaho Clearwater NF Snag 1

Oregon Rogue River NF Burnover 1

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Year State Location Accident Fatalities

1936 12

New Jersey Chatsworth Burnover 5

New Jersey New Greta Burnover 3

Oregon Astoria Snag 1

Oregon Eugene Vehicle Accident 1

Oregon Not Reported Burnover 1

Wyoming Camp Moskee Snag 1

1937 21

California Shasta NF Burnover 1

Colorado Roosevelt NF Burnover 1

Michigan Huron NF Burnover 1

Michigan Huron NF Burnover 1

Montana Missoula Burnover 1

Wisconsin Nicolet NF Burnover 1

Wyoming Cody Burnover 15

1938 13

California Alpine Vehicle Accident 2

California La Mesa Burnover 1

Connecticut Winsted Snag 1

Pennsylvania Emporium Burnover 8

Washington Colville Snag 1

1939 15

California Carmel Burns 1

California Toiyabe NF Burnover 5

Idaho Emida Burnover 1

Idaho Priest River Burnover 1

Idaho Priest River Snag 1

Idaho Riggins Burnover 1

Nevada Paradise Valley Burnover 5

194 0

New Mexico Coffee Pot Burnover 0

1940 7

Idaho Boise Burnover 1

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Idaho Priest River Burnover 1

Idaho Salmon Burnover 1

New Mexico Lincoln NF Burnover 1

New Mexico Ruidoso Burnover 1

South Dakota Black Hills NF Burnover 1

Wyoming Yellowstone NP Snag 1

1941 6

Hawaii Kawailoa Burnover 2

Oregon Mount Hood NF Burnover 2

Oregon Not Reported Vehicle Accident 1

West Virginia Monongahela NF Burnover 1

1942 1

California Weed Vehicle Fire 1

1943 15

California Cleveland NF Burnover 11

California Los Padres NF Dozer Burnover 1

California Monterey Burns 1

Idaho Rogers Burnover 2

1944 1

Idaho McCall Heart Attack 1

1945 2

California San Diego Run Over by Dozer 1

Unknown Williams Canyon Burns 1

1946 2

California San Luis Obispo Engine Rollover 1

Idaho Council Snag 1

1947 2

California Los Angeles Burnover 2

1948 1


1949 20

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California Napa Heart Attack 1

California Oroville Vehicle Accident 3

California Sonora Dozer Burnover 1

Idaho McCall Burnover 1

Idaho McCall Burns 1

Montana Helena NF Burnover 13

1950 7


California Orange Asphyxiation 1

California San Luis Obispo Burns 4

Utah Dinosaur National Monumen Medical 1

1952 3

Arkansas Glenville District Burnover 1

California Orange Burns 1

California Riverside Burns 1

1953 19

California El Dorado RU Heart Attack 1

California Mendocino NF Burnover 15

California Not Reported Vehicle Accident 1

California Tulare Heart Attack 1

Virginia Bonnie Blue Burnover 1

1954 9

California Calaveras RU Dozer Rollover 1

California San Benito RU Engine Hit by Train 1

California Tahoe NF Burnover 3

California Tulare Toxic Chemical Inhalation 1

Tennessee Gap Creek Burnover 3

1955 8

Arizona Prescott Burnover 1

California Hacienda Burnover 5

New Jersey Brickyard Burnover 1

Oregon Malheur NF Burnover 1

1956 18

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California Humboldt RU Heart Attack 1

California San Bernardino NF Dozer Burnover 1

California Shasta Vehicle Accident 4

California Sonoma RU Heart Attack 1

1958 3

California Angeles NF Burnover 1


California Shasta RU Electrocution 1

1959 16


California Angeles NF Retardant Drop 2

California Butte RU Heart Attack 1


California El Dorado RU Rolling Rock 1

California San Bernardino NF Heart Attack 1

California San Luis Obispo Burns 1

California Sequoia NF Burnover 1

California Sequoia NF Aircraft 1

Texas Pennington Burnover 1

1960 7

California Angeles NF Airtanker 1

California Orange Pneumonia 1


Florida Not Reported Vehicle Burnover 1

North Carolina Silver City Burnover 1

Oregon Siskiyou NF Snag 1

Oregon Umatilla NF Burnover 1

1961 9


California Napa RU Burns 1

California Sequoia NF Helicopter 3

Idaho Clearwater NF Snag 1

Idaho Nez Perce NF Burnover 2

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Utah Not Reported Contact with Aircraft Rotor 1

1962 5

California Lassen-Modoc RU Heart Attack 1

California Sierra NF Burnover 4

1963 3

California Mariposa RU Electrocution 1

California Susanville-Lassen-Modoc Heart Attack 1

Georgia Not Reported Burnover Prescribed Fire 1

1964 5

California Los Padres NF Burnover 1

California San Bernardino RU Engine Hit by Train 1

California Tulare RU Heart Attack 1

California Tuolumne RU Burns 1

Virginia Joshua Falls Burnover 1

1965 9

California Eldorado NF Asphyxiation 1

California Riverside RU Unknown 1

California Santa Clara RU Heart Attack 1

Idaho McCall Smokejumper Aircraft 2

Kentucky Fairview Hollow Burnover 3

North Carolina Helker Burnover 1

1966 13

Alaska Fairbanks Smokejumper Strangled on 1


1967 11

Alaska Livengood Aircraft 2

Arizona Apache NF Burnover 1

California San Benito Monterey RU Vehicle Accident 1

California San Bernardino NF Burnover 1

Kansas Range Burnover 1

Michigan Not Reported Burns 1

Montana Kootenai NF Burnover 2

South Carolina Windsor Burnover 1

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Wisconsin Ginnis Lake Burnover 1

1968 20

Alaska McGrath Airtanker 4

Arizona Coronado NF Burnover 1



California Angeles NF Helicopter 1

California Riverside RU Heart Attack 1

California Sonoma RU Vehicle Accident 1

Florida Ivey Dozer Burnover 1

North Carolina North Carolina Burns 1

North Carolina Not Reported Burns 1

1969 1

California Butte RU Engine Rollover 1

1970 6

Alaska McGrath Aircraft 5

California Shasta-Trinity NF Smokejumper 1

1971 9

Alaska Lake Minchumina Contact with Aircraft Rotor 1

Arkansas Banks Burnover 1

California Los Padres NF Burnover 4

California San Bernardino NF Burnover 1

Unknown Not Reported Drowning 1

Virginia Eagle Rock Burnover 1

1972 12

California Los Padres NF Helicopter 7

California Mendocino RU Heart Attack 1

Idaho Harris Ridge Suffocation 2

Tennessee Morgan County Suffocation 1

Unknown Not Reported Heart Attack 1

1973 13

California Bell Valley Burnover 1

California Monterey RU Heart Attack 1

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California Tuolumne - Calavaras RU Helicopter 1

Georgia Not Reported Heart Attack 8

Nevada Eureka Airtanker 2

1974 8

Alaska Kiana Aircraft 1

California Coronado NF Unknown 1

Idaho Boise Aircraft Collision on Runway 1

Washington Not Reported Engine Rollover 5

1975 3

California San Benito-Monterey RU Electrocution 1

Utah Stockton Burnover 2

1976 6

California Malibu Rock 1

Colorado Grand Junction Burnover 3

Colorado Grand Junction Airtanker 1

Kansas Buhler Burnover 1

1977 15

California Angeles NF Helicopter 1

California Vandengurg AFB Burnover 3

New Jersey Bass River Burnover 4

New Jersey Not Reported Burnover 1

Texas Riverside Burns 1

Utah Ashley NF Burnover 3

Washington Not Reported Burnover 1

Washington Okanogan NF Burnover 1

1978 5

California San Luis Obispo RU Aircraft 1

California Shasta RU Heat Stroke 1

Georgia Terrell County Heat Stroke 1

Idaho Shoshone Engine Rollover 1

Oregon Lost Creek Burnover 1

1979 13

Alaska Not Reported Drowning 1

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California Orange Toxic Chemicals 1

California San Luis Obispo Burnover 4

California Santa Clara RU Heat Stroke 1

California Saratoga Springs Heart Attack 1

Florida Okefenokee Dozer Burnover 1

Idaho Salmon NF Burnover 1

Oklahoma Not Reported Burnover 1

Oregon Not Reported Unknown 1

Texas Not Reported Burns 1

1980 8

California Not Reported Engine Rollover 1

California Santa Clara RU Engine Rollover 1

Michigan Huron Manistee NF Burnover 1

Nevada Ely District Aircraft 4

Texas Not Reported Burnover 1

1981 7


Florida Kennedy Space Center Dozer Burnover 2

Idaho Paul Aircraft 3

South Carolina Williams Hill Burnover 1

1982 2

California Humboldt RU Heart Attack 1

Wisconsin Canoe Landing Dozer Burnover 1

1983 13

Alaska Fort Yukon Heart Attack 1

Kansas Claflin Burnover 1

Kentucky Clay County Aircraft Accident 1

Maine Beverly Burnover 1

Nevada Not Reported Burnover 1

New Mexico Nara Vista Burnover 1

New York Utica Burnover 1

North Carolina Hope Mill Burnover 1

Ohio Holland Burnover 1

Ohio Medina Burnover 1

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Pennsylvania Avoca Burnover 1

Southern Area Southern Area Aircraft 1

Unknown Mechlenburg Dozer Burnover 1

1984 19

Arkansas Ouachita NF Burnover 2

Arkansas Ouachita NF Dozer Burnover 2

California Clear Lake Burnover 1

California Jackson Electrocution 1

Georgia Cornelia Burnover 1

Kentucky Not Reported Run Over by Engine 1

Louisiana Forest Hill Vehicle Accident 1

Montana Humansville Burnover 2

Oregon Cottage Grove Burnover 1

Oregon Sweet Home Burnover Prescribed Fire 1

Texas Joshua Burnover 1


Texas Spicewood Burnover 1

Vermont Northfield Burnover 3

1985 8

Colorado Columbia Dozer Burnover 1

Florida Golden Gate Estates Dozer Burnover 1

Florida Midway Charged Hose 1

Oregon Warm Springs Burnover 2

South Carolina Summersville Dozer Burnover 1

Washington Wenatchee NF Snag 1

Washington Winthrop Helicopter 1

1986 9

Colorado Montrose Aircraft 4

Idaho Boise NF Vehicle Accident 4

Washington Not Reported Snag 1

1987 24

Alabama Clanton Burns 1

California Klamath NF Vehicle Accident 1

California Klamath NF Struck by Motorcycle 1

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California Klamath NF Heart Attack 1

California Klamath NF Vehicle Accident 1

California Lauder Burnover 1

California Shasta Trinity NF Dozer Rollover 1

California Shasta Trinity NF Aircraft 3

California Six Rivers NF Snag 1

California Stanislaus NF Snag 1

California Unknown Airtanker Accident 1

Florida Iverness Heart Attack 1

Kansas Douglas Run Over by Engine 1

Kansas Unknown 1

Kentucky East Bernstadt Heart Attack 1

Maine Swansea Heart Attack 1

Mississippi Summit Heart Attack 1

New Mexico White Sands Airtanker 2

Texas Azle Heart Attack 1

Texas Cisco Heart Attack 1

Washington Okanogan NF Snag 1

1988 29

Alabama Birmingham Heat Stroke 1


Florida Bushnell Vehicle Accident 2

Florida Sebring Heart Attack 1

Florida Tampa Vehicle Accident 1

Idaho Bellevue Vehicle Rollover 1

Illinois Not Reported Electrocution 1

Indiana New Albany Vehicle Rollover 1

Kentucky Munfordville Run Over by Engine 1

Montana Flathead NF Snag 1

Montana Not Reported Vehicle Accident 1

Montana Not Reported Snag 1

Montana Not Reported Engine Rollover 1

North Carolina Fayetteville Snag 1

Oregon Hood River Heart Attack 1

Oregon Not Reported Aircraft 1

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Oregon Not Reported Entrapment Prescribed Fire 1

South Carolina Not Reported Stroke 1

South Dakota Timber Lake Heart Attack 1

Texas San Antonio Heart Attack 1

Washington Not Reported Aircraft 2

Washington Wenatchee NF Helicopter 2

Wisconsin Rosholt Vehicle Accident 1

Wyoming Not Reported Aircraft 1

Wyoming Not Reported Aircraft 1

Wyoming Shoshone NF Snag 1

1989 14

Alabama Athens Heart Attack 1

Arizona Tonto NF Lightning 1

Arkansas Jacksonville Heart Attack 1

California Los Padres NF Snag 1

California Not Reported Snag 1

Idaho Nez Perce NF Drowning 1

Minnesota Woodlake Heart Attack 1

Missouri Noel Vehicle Accident 1

New Mexico Bent Heart Attack 1

New York Ghent Heart Attack 1

Ohio Wayne-Hoosier NF Methane Gas 1

Pennsylvania Conneaut Lake Heart Attack 1

Texas Not Reported Burns 1

Washington Wenatchee NF Heart Attack 1

1990 23

Alaska Not Reported Heart Attack 1

Arizona Tonto NF Burnover 6

California Los Padres NF Pulmonary Embolism 1

California Mendocino NF Snag 1

California Riverside RU Entrapment 2

California Shasta Trinity NF Heart Attack 1

Florida Quincy Heart Attack 1

Kansas Wichita Heat Stroke 1

Maryland Havre de Grace Vehicle Accident 1

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Oklahoma Wellston Heart Attack 1

Oregon Malheur NF Stroke 1

Utah Waist State Park Entrapment 2

Washington Colville Reservation Helicopter 1

Washington Grand Coulee Asphyxiation 1

Washington Olympic NF Aircraft 2

1991 13

Alabama Collinsville Electrocution 1

California Oakland Burns 1

California Stanislaus NF Helicopter 1

Colorado Routt NF Snag 1

Kansas Marysville Heart Attack 1

Kentucky Fleming Neon Burnover 2

Michigan New Buffalo Heart Attack 1

Montana Missoula Fire Training 1

Montana Not Reported Aircraft 2

New Mexico Cibola NF Lead Plane 1

Tennessee Hendersonville Engine Rollover 1

1992 13

California Calavaras County Airtanker 1

California El Dorado NF Aircraft 2

Colorado Glenwood Springs Heart Attack 1

Idaho Cascade Snag 1

Louisiana Mansfield Vehicle Accident 1

Oregon Willamete NF Snag 1

Texas Bryan Vehicle Accident 1

Texas Caldwell Vehicle Accident 1

Texas Crowley Vehicle Rollover 1

Texas Menard Vehicle Accident 1

Washington Kennewick Vehicle Rollover 1

Wisconsin Fond Du Dic Heart Attack 1

1993 8


Florida Florahome Heart Attack 1

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New Jersey Howell Hit by Vehicle 1

New Mexico San Ysidro Burnover Prescribed Fire 1

New York Monhiggin Lake Heart Attack 1

Oregon Forest Grove Vehicle Rollover 1

Texas Lulkin Heart Attack 1

1994 35

Alabama Tuskegee Heart Attack 1

Alabama Vantmallo Water Tender 1

Arizona Not Reported Burnover 0

Arizona Sawmill Fire Burnover 0

California Angeles NF Airtanker 3

California Plumas NF Water Tender 1

Colorado Glenwood Springs Burnover 14

Georgia Oconee NF Burnover 1

Idaho Boise NF Vehicle Accident 1

Idaho Payette NF Helicopter 1

Missouri Trendon Heart Attack 1

Montana Missoula Airtanker 2

Nebraska Lewellen Water Tender 1

New Mexico Gila NF Helicopter 3

New Mexico Not Reported Burnover 0

Oklahoma Alva Engine Rollover 1

Oklahoma Wichita Mt Refuge Burnover 0

Oregon Medford Dozer Burnover 1

Tennessee Not Reported Burnover 1

Washington Wenatchee NF Heart Attack 1

Wisconsin Augusta Burnover 1

1995 15

Alabama Cleburne County Burnover 0

Alabama East Providence Heart Attack 1

Alaska Monticello Aircraft Accident 0

California Ramona Aircraft 3

Idaho Kuna Engine Burnover 2

Maine South China Heart Attack 1

Maryland Princess Ann Heart Attack 1

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New Mexico Willard Vehicle Accident 1

New York Gallupville Heart Attack 1

New York Rocky Point Burnover 0

North Carolina Columbus County Burnover 0

Tennessee Greebriar Heart Attack 1

Texas Claude Vehicle Hit by Train 2

Texas Era Heart Attack 1

Washington Malo Heart Attack 1

1996 12

Alaska Big Lake Burnover 0

Arizona Bandelier Monument Burnover 0

Arizona Flagstaff Burnover 0

Arizona Globe Heat Exhaustion 1

Arkansas Velma Burnover 0

California Alturas Burnover 0

California Calabasas Burnover 0

California Kernville Burnover 0

California Not Reported Suicide 1

California San Gabriel Canyon Burnover 0

Missouri Golden City Heart Attack 1

Montana Colsptrip Burnover 2

Montana Monarch Burnover 0

Montana Red Lodge Burnover 0

Nevada Dutch Flat Burnover 0

Nevada Genoa Burnover 0


Oklahoma Castle Heart Attack 1

Oklahoma Mariette Heart Attack 1

Oklahoma Wayne Engine Rollover 1

Oregon Galena Burnover 0

South Carolina Dillon Vehicle Accident 1

South Carolina Landrum Vehicle Accident 1

Utah Bryee Canyon Vehicle Rollover 1

Utah Fruitland Heart Attack 1

Washington Cold Creek Burnover 0

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Washington Strawberry Flat Burnover 0

Wyoming Cody Burnover 0

1997 10

Arizona San Carlos Aircraft 2

California Eagle Lake Vehicle Accident 1

California Not Reported Heat Stroke 1

California Not Reported Helicopter 1

California Not Reported Burnover 0

California Not Reported Dozer Burnover 0

Florida Esero Heart Attack 1

Florida Fort Myers Burnover 0

Georgia Macon Snag 1

Pennsylvania Blair Aircraft 2

Pennsylvania Lebanon Heart Attack 1

1998 14

Alabama Bibb Heart Attack 1

Arkansas East Crossett Dozer Burnover 1

California Lancaster Vehicle Accident 1


California Not Reported Airtanker 1

California Not Reported Heart Attack 1

California Williams Vehicle Accident 1

Florida Gainesville Burnover 0

Florida Gainesville Florida Burnover 0

Florida Not Reported Burnover 0

Florida Not Reported Burnover 0

Idaho Cascade Vehicle Accident 2

Idaho Not Reported Burns 0

Missouri Grandy Heart Attack 1

New Mexico Not Reported Burnover 0

New Mexico Not Reported Aircraft 2

Oregon Coos Bay Heart Attack 1

Texas Colorado City Vehicle Accident 1


Texas Not Reported Vehicle Accident 1

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Utah Not Reported Burnover 0

Utah Scipio Burnover 0

Virginia Not Reported Dozer Burnover 0

Washington Not Reported Burnover 0

1999 26

Alaska Not Reported Burnover 0

Arkansas Not Reported Heart Attack 1

Arkansas West Fork Electrocution 1

California Anderson Murder 1

California Junction City Run Over by Engine 1

California Los Angeles 150-foot Fall 1

California Not Reported Electrocution 1

California Not Reported Dozer Burnover 0

California Not Reported Heat Stroke 1

California Not Reported Heart Attack 1

California Not Reported Engine Burnover 0

California San Diego County Head Injury - Rock 1

Florida Golden Gate Burnover 0

Florida Miami Burnover 0

Indiana Clark Run Over by Engine 1

Indiana LaPorte Engine Rollover 1

Kentucky Island Fork/Burrs Branch Burnover 2

Louisiana Winn Parish Dozer Burnover 0

Louisiana Zwolle Semi-truck 1

Maine Not Reported Heart Attack 1

Maryland Emmitsburg Heart Attack 1

Minnesota Wilmont Heart Attack 1

Mississippi Alcorn Tractor Plow Burnover 0

Missouri West Plains Electrocution 1

Montana Pompeys Pillar Dozer Burnover 0

Nebraska North Platte Tractor Plow Burnover 0

Nebraska Not Reported Heart Attack 1

Nevada Elko Entrapment 0


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New Jersey Vineland Heart Attack 1

Ohio Cygnet Heart Attack 1

Oklahoma Ouapaw Heart Attack 1

Oklahoma Stringtown Burnover 0

Pennsylvania Cochranville Heart Attack 1

Pennsylvania Lebanon Heart Attack 1

Tennessee Cokkville Drowning 1

Texas Big Bend Burnover Prescribed Fire 0


Texas Woodville Crushed by Engine 1

Utah Not Reported Burnover 0

2000 17

Alaska Fairbanks Smokejumper Training Jump 1

Arizona Not Reported Engine Burnover 0

California Temecula Engine Entrapment 0

Colorado Bailey Engine Entrapment 0

Florida Fort Myers Florida Helicopter 1

Florida Merritt Vehicle Fire 0

Florida Ocala Vehicle Accident 0

Florida Orlando Engine Entrapment 0

Idaho Salmon Engine Entrapment 0

Indiana LaPointe Vehicle Accident 1

Iowa Winterset Flying Debris 1

Missouri Atoka Vehicle Accident 1

Missouri Kimbling Heart Attack 1

Nevada Fallon Helicopter 1

Nevada Montello Helicopter 1

Nevada Not Reported Engine Entrapment 0

Nevada Pahrump Entrapment 0

Nevada Winnemucca Dozer Entrapment 0

New Mexico Alamogordo Aircraft 2

New Mexico Not Reported Engine Burnover 0

New Mexico Riudoso Single Engine Airtanker 1

South Dakota Delmont Engine Burnover 1

South Dakota Not Reported Engine Entrapment 0

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Texas Not Reported All-terrain Vehicle 1

Utah Not Reported Lightning 2

West Virginia Elkins Heart Attack 1

Wisconsin Eau Clair Dozer Burnover 0

Wyoming Thermopolis Engine Entrapment 1

2001 18

California Daggett Engine Burnover 0

California Inyo NF Aneurysm 1

California Not Reported Airtanker 2


Colorado Larkspur Heart Attack 1

Idaho Lewis County Single Engine Airtanker 1

Kentucky Hillsbora Engine Rollover 1

Mississippi Homochitto RD Heart Attack 1

Montana Livingston Helicopter 3

Montana Not Reported Snag 1

Tennessee Not Reported Burnover 1

Washington Moses Lake Aneurysm 1

Washington Not Reported Vehicle Fire 0

Washington Okanogan Dozer Burnover 0

Washington Winthrop Burnover 4

West Virginia Cameron Engine Rollover 1

2002 23

Arizona Black Mesa RD Work Capacity Test 0

California Azusa Entrapment 0

California Coleville Airtanker 3

California Coleville Water Tender Rollover 0

California Happy Camp Engine Rollover 3

California Palmdale Entrapment 0

California San Bernardino Entrapment 0

California San Bernardino Engine Rollover 0

California Sycuan Work Capacity Test 1

Colorado Bayfield Felling 1

Colorado Estes Park Airtanker 2

Colorado Estes Park Helicopter 1

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Colorado Parachute Vehicle Rollover 5

Georgia Smyrna Water Tender Rollover 1

Idaho Deary Work Capacity Test 1

Idaho Deary Engine Rollover 0

Idaho Moscow Dozer Rollover 1

Montana Dillon Work Capacity Test 1

Nebraska Melbeta Burnover 0

Nebraska Palisade Heart Attack 1

New Mexico Not Reported Felling 0

New Mexico Socorro Bus Rollover 0

North Dakota Long Lake NWR Engine Collision 0

Oregon Silver Lake Entrapment 0

Oregon Tiller Fell into River 0

South Carolina Bayboro Burnover 0

South Dakota Marcus Fell From Engine 1

Tennessee Flag Pond Entrapment 0

Texas Wichita Falls Run Over By Engine 1

Utah Price Entrapment 0

Washington Yakima Entrapment 0

Wyoming Evanston Felling 0

Wyoming Rock Springs Tractor/Tender Burnover 0

2003 30

Arizona Aspen Ridge Helicopter 2

Arizona Coronado National Forest Entrapment 0

Arizona Whiteriver Entrapment Prescribed Fire 1

California Highland Airtanker 2

California San Diego Engine Entrapment 1

California Santa Barbara Heart Attack 1

California Santa Clara Entrapment 0

Idaho Grangeville Heart Attack 1

Idaho Inkom Vehicle Rollover 1

Idaho Salmon Entrapment 2

Iowa Oran Heart Attack 1

Missouri Salisbury Sickness 1

Montana Missoula Heart Attack 1

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Nevada Silver City Engine Entrapment 0

New Mexico Terry Canyon Water Tender Rollover 1

North Carolina Chapel Hill Work Capacity Test 1

Ohio Gallipolis Water Tender Rollover 1

Oregon Mapleton Vehicle Rollover 0

Oregon Vale Driving 8

Oregon Wallowa Vehicle Accident 0

Texas Angelina NF Helicopter 2

Washington Colville Helicopter 1

Wisconsin Elkhart Lake Collapsed 1

Wyoming New Castle Water Tender Rollover 1

2004 20

Alabama Alabaster Heart Attack 1

Alaska Fairbanks Driving 0

Alaska Northway Burns 0

Arizona Coronado NF Lightning 0

Arizona Coronado NF Deployment 0

Arizona Safford SEAT 1

Arkansas Crossett Heart Attack 1

Arkansas West Memphis Pedestrian 1

California Angeles NF Driving 1

California Camino Tree Limb 0

California Concord Vehicle Rollover 0

California Kings Canyon NP Snag Prescribed Fire 1

California Stanislaus NF Entrapment 1

Colorado Arapaho NF Burns Prescribed Fire 0

Florida Chipley Burns Prescribed Fire 0

Florida Osceola NF Heart Attack 1

Florida Rosewood Vehicle Rollover 1

Florida Sebastian Burnover Prescribed Fire 0

Iowa Glenwood Burnover 0

Kentucky Mayking Heart Attack 1

Kentucky Wickcliffe Driving 1

Michigan Eaton Rapids Heart Attack 1

Mississippi Gloster Driving 1

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Mississippi Pascagoula Vehicle Rollover 1

Montana Bridger Work Capacity Test 1

Nevada Carson City Burnover 0

New Mexico Magdelena Driving 0

North Dakota Hebron Heart Attack 1

Oregon The Dalles Work Capacity Test 1

Utah St. George SEAT 1

Utah St. George Vehicle Burnover 0

Washington Coleville Heart Attack 1

Washington Wenatchee NF Helicopter 1

2005 12

California Riverside County Engine Rollover 1

Colorado Silt Equipment Burnover 0

Florida Flager County Entrapment 0

Florida Jacksonville Heart Attack 1

Kansas Hardtner Electrocution 1

Kansas Hutchinson Vehicle Accident 1

Mississippi Beaumont Heart Attack 1

Montana Deer River Entrapment 0

Montana Tarkio Deployment 0

Nevada Orovada Equipment Burnover 0

North Carolina Knightdale Snag 1

North Dakota Wilton Burnover 0

Oklahoma Eufaula Heart Attack 1

Texas Cameron Garden Burnover 0

Texas Hamilton Vehicle Rollover 1

Texas Shelbyville Helicopter 3

Virginia Buchanan County Burnover 1

2006 24

Arizona Gila Bend Heart Attack 1

California Bakersfield Vehicle Rollover 0

California Cabazon Entrapment 5

California Los Padres NF Vehicle Rollover 0

California Moorpark Engine Rollover 0

California Nipinnawassee Fall 1

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California Pioneertown Entrapment 0

California Plymouth Vehicle Rollover 0

California San Bernardino NF Vehicle Rollover 0

California Sierra County Entrapment 0

California Six Rivers NF Crew Carrier Rollover 0

California Springville Lead Plane 2

Colorado Eckley Burnover 0

Florida Tallahassee Burnover 0

Georgia Clinch County Entrapment 0

Idaho Burley Run Over by Engine 0

Idaho Castleford Run Over by Engine 0

Idaho Castleford Burnover 0

Idaho Mountain Home Run Over by Engine 0

Idaho Payette NF Helicopter 4

Idaho Twin Falls Heavy Engine Rollover 0

Idaho Valley County Engine Rollover 0

Kansas Brewster Vehicle Rollover 0

Missouri Salem Entrapment 0

Nevada Denio Entrapment 0

Nevada Elko Heavy Engine Rollover 0

Nevada Elko Entrapment 0

Nevada Winnemucca Heavy Engine Rollover 0

New Mexico Las Vegas Entrapment 0

New Mexico Maxwell Vehicle Rollover 1

New York Millerton Heart Attack 1

North Carolina Waynesville Heart Attack 1

Oklahoma Duncan Burnover 1

Oklahoma Ponca City Run Over by Vehicle 1

Oregon Klamath Helicopter 2

Oregon Umpqua NF Crew Carrier Rollover 0

South Dakota Eagle Butte Entrapment 0

South Dakota Elkton Towing Accident 1

South Dakota New Holland Entrapment Prescribed Fire 0

Tennessee Bolivar Snag 1

Texas Groom Engine Rollover 1

Texas Milam Entrapment Prescribed Fire 0

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Texas Montague Dozer Accident 0

Texas Shamrock Burnover 0

Texas Yancy Burnover 0

Utah Box Elder County Entrapment 0

Utah Fishlake NF Entrapment 1

Virginia Sylvatus Burnover 0

Wisconsin Montello Entrapment 0

Wisconsin Montello Entrapment 0

Wyoming Cody Entrapment 0

2007 9

Arizona Flagstaff Water Tender Rollover 0

California Bakersfield Engine Rollover 0

California Chowchilla Vehicle Accident 0

California Cleveland NF - Oak Valley Entrapment 0

California Coachella Water Tender Accident 0

California Coarsegold Engine Accident 0

California Independence Entrapment 0

California Klamath NF Helicopter 1

California Los Angeles County Burns 0

California Los Padres NF Vehicle Left Roadway 0

California Orange County Entrapment 0

California Ramona Retardant Drop 0

California San Bernardino NF Crew Carrier Rollover 0

California San Diego County Entrapment 0

California San Jose Dozer Rollover 1

California Shasta - Trinity NF Water Tender Rollover 0

California South Lake Tahoe Entrapment 0

California Tuolumne-Calaveras Vehicle Accident 0

Florida Daytona Beach Falling Tree 1

Georgia Waynesville Burnover 0

Idaho Boise Vehicle Accident 0

Idaho Boise NF ATV Rollover 0

Idaho Boise NF Falling Tree 0

Idaho Boise NF - Cascade Vehicle Rollover 0

Idaho Boise NF - Cascade Entrapment 0

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Idaho Sweet Heart Attack 1

Idaho White Bird Burns 0

Kansas Wichita Electrocution 1

Montana Bitterroot NF Snag 0

Montana Gallatin NF Entrapment 0

Montana Gallatin NF Burnover 0

Montana Lewis and Clark NF Entrapment 0

Nevada Jackpot Entrapment 0

New Mexico Gila NF Smokejumper 0

New Mexico Grants UTV Fire Polaris Ranger 6x6 0

North Carolina Catawba Driving 0

North Carolina Morrisville Vehicle Accident 1

North Carolina Pender County Burnover 0

South Carolina Frances Marion NF - Huger Driving 1

South Dakota Black Hills NF - Hot Springs Entrapment 0

Tennessee Knoxville Vehicle Rollover 1

Tennessee Nashville Heart Attack 1

Utah Ashley NF Engine Rollover 0

Utah Manti-LaSal NF - Moab Finger in Contact with Movin 0

Virginia Shockoe Entrapment 0

Wyoming Bighorn NF Entrapment 0

2008 25

Arizona Grand Canyon Helicopter 1

Arizona Havasau Wildlife Refuge Heart Attack 1

Arizona Welton Burns 0

Arizona Yuma Burns 0

California Aguanga Vehicle Rollover 0

California Butte District Unit Burns 0

California Corona Engine Burnover 0

California French Gulch Watertender Rollover 0

California Hayfork Water Tender Rollover 0

California Hollister Medical Compartment Syndr 0

California King City Engine Rollover 0

California Lincoln Entrapment 0

California Los Padres NF Entrapment 0

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California Los Padres NF Medical Compartment Syndr 0

California Paradise Dozer Rollover 0

California Paradise Burns 0

California Philo Heart Attack 1

California Platina Watertender Rollover 0

California Redding Hazard Tree 1

California Redding Helicopter 9

California Sacramento Entrapment 0

California Shasta-Trinity NF Dozer Rollover 0

California Shasta-Trinity NF Burns 0

California Six Rivers NF Road Improvement 1

California Six Rivers NF Dozer Rollover 0

California Yreka Entrapment 1

Colorado Fort Carson SEAT 1

Colorado Ordway Vehicle Accident 2

Florida Citrus County3 Vehicle Accident 0

Florida Lakeland Entrapment 0

Minnesota Pine City Medical 1

Montana Kalispell Lightning 0

Montana Neihart Hazard Tree 0

Montana Ryegate Vehicle Accident 0

Nevada McGill Vehicle Rollover 0

Nevada Stead Airtanker 3

Nevada Winnemucca Work Capacity Test 0

New Mexico Radium Springs Vehicle Accident 0

North Carolina Lenoir Snag 0

North Carolina Saluda Scouting Fireline 1

North Carolina Verona Struck by Semi-truck 2

Oklahoma Dewey County Entrapment 0

Oregon Deschutes NF Hazard Tree 0

Oregon Medford Hazard Tree 0

Texas Archer City Vehicle Accident 0

Virginia Buckingham County Entrapment 0

Virginia Suffolk Snag 0

Washington Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Hazard Tree 0

Washington Spokane Agency Burns 0

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2009 15

Alaska Not Reported Medical 0

California Angeles NF Patrolling fire 0

California Cleveland NF Medical 0

California Los Angeles County Vehicle Accident 2

California Los Molinos Vehicle Rollover 0

California Meadow Valley Other 0

California Pondosa Station Hazard Tree 0

California Quincy Hazard Tree 0

California San Bernardino NF Vehicle Accident 0

California Santa Barbara Entrapment 0

California Santa Cara County Burnover 0

California Stanislaus NF Medical 0

California Susanville Medical 1

California Will Creek Aircraft Accident 1

Colorado Craig Hazard Tree 1

Georgia Not Reported Ignition Pistol 0

Idaho Boise Medical 0

Iowa Pulaski Vehicle Accident 0

Kansas Not Reported Medical 1

Kentucky Cumberland Gap NHP Hazard Tree 0

Mississippi Grenada County Electrocution 0

Missouri Harrisburg Vehicle Accident 0

Missouri Odessa Medical 1

Nevada Fallon Aircraft Accident 1

North Carolina Swanannoa Lightning 0

North Carolina Whitakers Medical 1

Oklahoma Atoka County Vehicle Accident 1

Oklahoma Logan County Entrapment 0

Oklahoma Mannford Medical 1

Oklahoma Wellston Entrapment 0

Oregon Prinvelle District Entrapment 0

South Carolina Horry County Entrapment 0

South Carolina Horry County Burnover 0

Tennessee Great Smokey NP Hazard Tree 0

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Texas Abilene Vehicle Accident 0

Texas Huntsville Entrapment 0

Texas Lagarto Burnover 0

Utah Oquirrh Mountains Aircraft Accident 3

Wisconsin Marshfield Aircraft Accident 1

2010 8

Alaska Stevens Village Hazard Tree 0

Arkansas Lafayette County Vehicle Accident 1

California California Desert District Burns 0

California Death Valley Medical 0

California Northern Region Medical 0

California Northern Region Other 0

California Plumas NF Burns 0

California San Bernardino NF Vehicle Accident 0

Florida Indian River County Burnover 0

Florida Nassau County Vehicle Accident 0

Idaho Sawtooth NF Medical 0

Kansas Peru Medical 1

Kentucky Smithland Hazard Tree 0

Massachusetts Lynnfield Medical 0

Montana South Central Hazard Tree 0

Nevada Carson City District Burns 0

North Carolina Jackson County Burnover 0

North Carolina NFs of NC Medical 0

Ohio Laura Medical 1

Ohio Ross County Other 1

Ohio Walhonding Valley Hazard Tree 0

Oregon Mt. Hood NF Medical 0

South Carolina Richland County Struck by Vehicle 1

South Dakota Doland Burnover 0

Tennessee Milledgeville Medical 1

Texas Newton County Burnover 0

Utah Dixie NF Medical 0

Virginia Eastern Shore Medical 1

Washington Adams County Vehicle Accident 1

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Washington Kahlotus Entrapment 0

Washington Yakima Burnover 0

West Virginia Oak Hill Medical 0

2011 11

Alaska Fairbanks Hazard Tree 0

Arizona Coronado NF Entrapment 0

Arizona Coronado NF Entrapment 0

Arizona Fort Apache Agency Medical 1

Arkansas Quachita NF Entrapment 0

California Angeles NF Vehicle Accident 0

California San Bernardino NF Medical 0

Florida Brev/Volusia Counties Medical 0

Florida Hamilton County Burnover 2

Georgia Lincoln County Medical 0

Georgia McIntosh County Medical 0

Idaho Salmon-Challis NF Entrapment 0

Idaho Twin Falls Vehicle Accident 0

Kansas Lincoln County Burnover 0

Kentucky Kentucky DOF Hazard Tree 1

Kentucky Westport Medical 1

Minnesota Superior NF Evacuation 0

Nebraska Not available Medical 0

New Mexico Sliver City Medical 0

North Carolina Manteo Burnover 0

Oklahoma Nobel County Medical 1

Oklahoma Not available Burnover 0

Oklahoma Oklahoma State Vehicle Accident 0

Oklahoma Oklahoma State Medical 0

Oregon Lakeview Vehicle Accident 0

South Dakota Eastern Entrapment 0

South Dakota Edgemont Burnover 1

South Dakota Lower Brule Agency Burnover 0

Texas Eastland County Vehicle Accident 1

Texas Jasper County Vehicle Accident 1

Texas Mineral Wells Medical 1

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Texas Moore County Burnover 1

Texas Not available Medical 0

Texas Not available Vehicle Accident 0

Wisconsin Chequamegon-Nicolet NF Medical 0

2012 15

Arizona Sells Driving 1

Arkansas Southern Stone County Hazard Tree 0

California Mendocino NF Entrapment 0

California Mexican border Medical 0

California Northern Entrapment 0

California Plumas NF Hazard Tree 0

California San Luis Obispo Medical 1

California Santa Clarita Medical 1

California Shasta-Trinity NF Entrapment 0

California Skunk Ranch Road Driving 0

California Southern Region Medical 1

Colorado Yuma County Entrapment 0

Connecticut Redding Medical 1

Florida Apalachicola NF Entrapment 0

Florida Brooksville Hazard Tree 0

Idaho Boise District Medical 0

Idaho Boise NF Hazard Tree 0

Idaho Fort Hall Reservation Entrapment 0

Idaho Nez Perce-Clearwater NF Hazard Tree 1

Indiana Fort Wayne Driving 1

Indiana Lafayette Medical 0

Missouri Missouri Forestry Hazard Tree 0

Montana Kootenai NF Medical 0

Nebraska Custer NF Driving 0

Nevada Ely District Aircraft Accident 2

Nevada Winnemucca District Entrapment 0

New Mexico Taos Driving 0

New York Manorville Entrapment 0

Oregon Prineville Driving 0

South Dakota Black Hills NF Aircraft Accident 4

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Utah Oak City Entrapment 0

Washington Okanogan/Wenatchee NF Medical 1

Washington Southeast Region Entrapment 0

Wyoming Casper Medical 1

2013 34

Arizona Yarnell Entrapment 19

California Modoc NF Hazard Tree 1

California Siskiyou NF Medical Emergency 1

California Three Rivers Medical 0

California Tule River Agency Medical 0

Colorado Rocky Mountain NP Medical 0

Florida Brevard County Driving 0

Idaho Coeur d'Alene Medical 1

Idaho Idaho City Medical 0

Idaho Payette NF Driving 0

Idaho Smith's Prairie Training 1

Missouri Mark Twain NF Medical 0

New Jersey Hunterdon County Vehicle Accident 1

New Mexico Bernalillo District Medical 0

New Mexico Ohkay Owingeh Medical 1

New Mexico Santa Fe NF Driving 1

North Carolina Mackay Island NWR Medical 1

Oklahoma Wilburton Driving 0

Oregon Deschutes NF Hazard Tree 1

Oregon Medford District Driving Rollover 1

Oregon Vale District Medical Emergency 1

South Carolina Loris County Medical 1

South Carolina St. George Driving 1

Tennessee Church Hill Medical 1

Washington Arcadia District Hazard Tree 1

Wyoming Thunder Basin Driving Rollover 0

2014 10

Arizona Grand Canyon NP Medical 0

Arizona Kaibab NF Tree Strike 0

Arizona Parashant National Monume Medical 0

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Arizona Phoenix District Medical 0

Arizona Star Valley Medical 1

Arkansas Chicot County Medical 1

Arkansas Hot Springs NP Medical 0

Arkansas Montgomery County Aviation Accident 1

California Angeles NF Medical 0

California Cal Fire Entrapment 0

California Cal Fire Entrapment 0

California Klamath NF Entrapment 0

California MEU Unit Burnover 0

California Monte Vista Unit Medical 0

California Redwood NP Deployment 0

California S/L/V District Medical 0

California Shasta-Trininty Unit Tree Strike 0

California Sierra NF Tree Strike 0

California Yosemite NP Tree Strike 0

California Yosemite NP Aircraft Accident 1

Florida Big Cypress National Reserv Vehicle Burned 0

Idaho Boise NF Medical 0

Idaho Emmett Ridges Medical 0

Idaho Idaho Dept of Lands Medical 0

Idaho Lincoln County Engine Burned 0

Idaho Payette NF Medical 0

Massechusetts Princeton Medical 0

Michigan Huron Manistee NF Vehicle Accident 0

Mississippi East Fork Medical 1

Montana Fort Shaw Vehicle Accident 1

Montana Western Zone Medical 0

Nevada Carson City Medical 0

Nevada Ely Medical 0

Nevada Hunger Valley Medical 1

New Mexico Gila NF Medical 0

North Carolina Montgomery County Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Burns Disrtict Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Central District Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Freemont-Winema NF Medical 1

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Oregon Ochoco NF Medical 0

Oregon Rogueriver-Siskiyou NF Tree Strike 0

Oregon Wallowa Whitman NF Medical 0

Oregon Warm Springs Agency Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Warm Springs Agency Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Warm Springs Agency Medical 0

Oregon Willamette NF Tree Strike 0

South Carolina Francis Marion/Sumpter NF Medical 0

Tennessee Cooke Country Medical 1

Washington Colville Agency Vehicle Accident 0

Washington Okanogan-Wenatchee NF Vehicle Accident 0

Washington Wallowa-Whitman NF Tree Strike 0

West Virginia Harpers Ferry Historical Park Medical 0

Wyoming High Desert District Medical 0

Wyoming Medicine Bow-Routt NF Tree Strike 0

Wyoming Newcastle Medical 1

2015 13

Alaska Galena Hazard Tree 0

Arizona Buenos Aires NWR Medical 1

Arizona Phoenix District Medical 0

California Lake Tahoe Basin MU Hazard Tree 1

California Modoc NF Entrapment/Burnover 1

California Morongo Reservation Medical 1

California San Diego Unit Medical 0

California Santa Clara County Medical 1

California Sierra NF Vehicle Accident 0

California Sierra NF Medical 0

California S-LN Unit Medical 0

California Three Rivers/Case Hazard Tree 0

Colorado Gunnison/GM/U NF Medical 0

Florida Big Cypress NP Medical 0

Georgia Valdosta Medical 0

Idaho Boise Smokejumping 0

Idaho Boise District Medical 1


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Idaho Boise NF Smokejumping 0

Idaho Nez Perce/Clearwater NF Smokejumping 0

Kansas Caney Medical 1

Louisiana Kisatchie NF Hazard Tree 0

Minnesota Carlton County Medical 0

Mississippi De Soto NF Aviation 2

Nevada Humboldt-Toiyabe NF Medical 0

Nevada Nevada County Entrapment/Burnover 0

New Mexico Farmington District Medical 0

New Mexico Gila NF Smokejumping 0

Oregon Deschutes NF Medical 0

Oregon Merlin High School Medical 1

Oregon Umpqua NF Smokejumping 0

South Dakota Wind Cave NP Rollover UTV 0

Texas Angelina/Sabine NF Medical 0

Utah Green River Medical 0

Virginia Washington/Jefferson NF Medical 0

Washington NE Washington Entrapment 3

Washington SE Washington Rollover 0

Washington Umatilla NF Rollover Engine 0

Wyoming Rock Springs Medical 0

2016 15

Alabama Birmingham Meidcal 1

Alabama Winston County Vehicle Accident 1

Arizona Coconino NF Vehicle Accident 0

Arizona Coronado NF medical 0

Arizona Fort Apache Agency Burnover/Entrapment 0

Arkanasa Ozark/St Francis Hazard Tree 0

Arkansas Ozark-St Francis NF Medical 0

California Calaveras County Burnover 0

California Central California District Burnover 0

California Corning Medical 1

California Los Angeles County Medical 1

California Los Padres NF Hazard Tree 0

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California Los Padres NF Other 1

California Los Padres NF Hazard Tree 0

California Not Reported Medical 0

California Sequoia Kings Canyon NP Medical 0

California Stanislaus NF Hazard Tree 0

California Vandenberg AFB Burnover/Entrapment 0

California Vandenberg AFB Vehicle Accident 1

Colorado Arapaho-Roosevelt-Pawnee Medical 0

Colorado Interstate 25 Vehicle Accident 0

Colorado Pike/San Isabel NF Vehicle Accident 0

Georgia Bartow County Vehicle Accident 0

Idaho Boise NF Hazard Tree 0


Idaho Nez Perce/Clearwater NF Medical 0

Kansas Tallgrass National Preserve Burnover 0

Kentucky Clay County Hazard Tree 1

Michigan Blaine Vehicle Accident 2

Minnesota Sherburne NWR Vehicle Accident 0

Montana Olney Road Vehicle Accident 0

Nevada Battle Mountain District Vehicle Accident 0

Nevada Elko District Medical 0

Nevada Great Basin NP Hazard Tree 1

Nevada Winnemucca District Vehicle Accident 2

New Hampshire Orford Medical 1

North Carolina Maple Springs Medical 1

Oklahoma Kay County Vehicle Accident 0

Oklahoma Lone Grove Vehicle Accident 0

Oklahoma Nowata County Vehicle Accident 0

Oklahoma Waukomis Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Lakeview District Burnover 0

Oregon Rogue River-Siskiyou NF Medical 0

Oregon Southeast Vehicle Accident 0

Oregon Umpqua NF Medical 0

Oregon Vale District Medical 0

Pennsylvania PA Game Commission Medical 0

South Dakota Black Hills NF Medical 0

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Utah Dixie NF Other 0

Utah West Desert District Burnover 0

Vermont Franklin County Medical 1

Wyoming Not Reported Medical 0

Wyoming Unita County Medical 0

Wyoming Wind River District Medical 0

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