Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities Wildland Fire Accidents by State Alabama Total Fatalities 11 1987 Clanton Burns 1 Private 1988 Birmingham Heat Stroke 1 Other 1989 Athens Heart Attack 1 Private 1991 Collinsville Electrocution 1 Private 1994 Tuskegee Heart Attack 1 Federal 1994 Vantmallo Water Tender 1 Volunteer 1995 Cleburne County Burnover 0 Federal 1995 East Providence Heart Attack 1 Volunteer 1998 Bibb Heart Attack 1 State 2004 Alabaster Heart Attack 1 Volunteer 2016 Birmingham Meidcal 1 Federal 2016 Winston County Vehicle Accident 1 Local Alaska Total Fatalities 18 1966 Fairbanks Smokejumper Strangled on Let-Down 1 Federal 1967 Livengood Aircraft 2 Contractor 1968 McGrath Airtanker 4 Contractor/Federal 1970 McGrath Aircraft 5 Contractor/Federal 1971 Lake Minchumina Contact with Aircraft Rotor 1 Federal 1974 Kiana Aircraft 1 Contractor/Federal 1979 Not Reported Drowning 1 Federal 1983 Fort Yukon Heart Attack 1 Federal 1990 Not Reported Heart Attack 1 Federal 1995 Monticello Aircraft Accident 0 State 1996 Big Lake Burnover 0 State 1999 Not Reported Burnover 0 Federal 2000 Fairbanks Smokejumper Training Jump 1 Federal 2004 Fairbanks Driving 0 StaJacte 2004 Northway Burns 0 Federal 2009 Not Reported Medical 0 Federal 2010 Stevens Village Hazard Tree 0 Federal 2011 Fairbanks Hazard Tree 0 State 2015 Galena Hazard Tree 0 Federal Arizona Total Fatalities 43 1955 Prescott Burnover 1 Unknown 1967 Apache NF Burnover 1 Federal 1968 Coronado NF Burnover 1 Federal 1989 Tonto NF Lightning 1 Federal 1990 Tonto NF Burnover 6 State 1994 Not Reported Burnover 0 Federal 1994 Sawmill Fire Burnover 0 Federal Page 1 Wildland Fire Accidents by State
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Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Alabama Total Fatalities 11
1987 Clanton Burns 1Private
1988 Birmingham Heat Stroke 1Other
1989 Athens Heart Attack 1Private
1991 Collinsville Electrocution 1Private
1994 Tuskegee Heart Attack 1Federal
1994 Vantmallo Water Tender 1Volunteer
1995 Cleburne County Burnover 0Federal
1995 East Providence Heart Attack 1Volunteer
1998 Bibb Heart Attack 1State
2004 Alabaster Heart Attack 1Volunteer
2016 Birmingham Meidcal 1Federal
2016 Winston County Vehicle Accident 1Local
Alaska Total Fatalities 18
1966 Fairbanks Smokejumper Strangled on Let-Down 1Federal
1967 Livengood Aircraft 2Contractor
1968 McGrath Airtanker 4Contractor/Federal
1970 McGrath Aircraft 5Contractor/Federal
1971 Lake Minchumina Contact with Aircraft Rotor 1Federal
1974 Kiana Aircraft 1Contractor/Federal
1979 Not Reported Drowning 1Federal
1983 Fort Yukon Heart Attack 1Federal
1990 Not Reported Heart Attack 1Federal
1995 Monticello Aircraft Accident 0State
1996 Big Lake Burnover 0State
1999 Not Reported Burnover 0Federal
2000 Fairbanks Smokejumper Training Jump 1Federal
2004 Fairbanks Driving 0StaJacte
2004 Northway Burns 0Federal
2009 Not Reported Medical 0Federal
2010 Stevens Village Hazard Tree 0Federal
2011 Fairbanks Hazard Tree 0State
2015 Galena Hazard Tree 0Federal
Arizona Total Fatalities 43
1955 Prescott Burnover 1Unknown
1967 Apache NF Burnover 1Federal
1968 Coronado NF Burnover 1Federal
1989 Tonto NF Lightning 1Federal
1990 Tonto NF Burnover 6State
1994 Not Reported Burnover 0Federal
1994 Sawmill Fire Burnover 0Federal
Page 1Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
1996 Bandelier Monument Burnover 0Federal
1996 Flagstaff Burnover 0Federal
1996 Globe Heat Exhaustion 1Federal
1997 San Carlos Aircraft 2Contractor/Federal
2000 Not Reported Engine Burnover 0Federal
2002 Black Mesa RD Work Capacity Test 0Federal
2003 Aspen Ridge Helicopter 2Federal/Contractor
2003 Coronado National Forest Entrapment 0Federal
2003 Whiteriver Entrapment Prescribed Fire 1Federal
2004 Coronado NF Deployment 0Federal
2004 Coronado NF Lightning 0Federal
2004 Safford SEAT 1Contractor
2006 Gila Bend Heart Attack 1Volunteer
2007 Flagstaff Water Tender Rollover 0Contractor
2008 Grand Canyon Helicopter 1Federal
2008 Havasau Wildlife Refuge Heart Attack 1State
2008 Welton Burns 0State
2008 Yuma Burns 0Federal
2011 Coronado NF Entrapment 0Federal
2011 Coronado NF Entrapment 0Federal
2011 Fort Apache Agency Medical 1Federal
2012 Sells Driving 1Federal
2013 Yarnell Entrapment 19State
2014 Grand Canyon NP Medical 0Federal
2014 Kaibab NF Tree Strike 0Federal
2014 Parashant National Monum Medical 0Federal
2014 Phoenix District Medical 0Federal
2014 Star Valley Medical 1State
2015 Buenos Aires NWR Medical 1Contractor
2015 Phoenix District Medical 0Federal
2016 Coconino NF Vehicle Accident 0Federal
2016 Coronado NF medical 0Federal
2016 Fort Apache Agency Burnover/Entrapment 0Federal
Arkanasa Total Fatalities 0
2016 Ozark/St Francis Hazard Tree 0Federal
Arkansas Total Fatalities 15
1952 Glenville District Burnover 1Other
1971 Banks Burnover 1Other
1984 Ouachita NF Burnover 2Federal
1984 Ouachita NF Dozer Burnover 2Federal
1989 Jacksonville Heart Attack 1Private
1996 Velma Burnover 0Volunteer
Page 2Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
1998 East Crossett Dozer Burnover 1State
1999 Not Reported Heart Attack 1Federal
1999 West Fork Electrocution 1Volunteer
2004 Crossett Heart Attack 1Volunteer
2004 West Memphis Pedestrian 1Federal
2010 Lafayette County Vehicle Accident 1State
2011 Quachita NF Entrapment 0Federal
2012 Southern Stone County Hazard Tree 0State
2014 Chicot County Medical 1State
2014 Hot Springs NP Medical 0Federal
2014 Montgomery County Aviation Accident 1State
2016 Ozark-St Francis NF Medical 0Federal
California Total Fatalities 339
1926 Springville Burnover 5Federal
1930 Malibu Burnover 1State
1931 Mariposa Burnover 3State
1933 Griffith Park Burnover 25Other
1934 San Diego Burnover 1Federal
1935 Orange County Vehicle Accident 1State
1937 Shasta NF Burnover 1Federal
1938 Alpine Vehicle Accident 2Federal
1938 La Mesa Burnover 1Federal
1939 Carmel Burns 1State
1939 Toiyabe NF Burnover 5Federal
1942 Weed Vehicle Fire 1State
1943 Cleveland NF Burnover 11Federal
1943 Los Padres NF Dozer Burnover 1Federal
1943 Monterey Burns 1State
1945 San Diego Run Over by Dozer 1State
1946 San Luis Obispo Engine Rollover 1State
1947 Los Angeles Burnover 2Federal
1948 Cleveland NF Burnover 1Federal
1949 Napa Heart Attack 1State
1949 Oroville Vehicle Accident 3State
1949 Sonora Dozer Burnover 1Federal
1950 Cleveland NF Burnover 1State
1950 Orange Asphyxiation 1State
1950 San Luis Obispo Burns 4State/Other
1952 Orange Burns 1State
1952 Riverside Burns 1State
1953 El Dorado RU Heart Attack 1State
1953 Mendocino NF Burnover 15State
1953 Not Reported Vehicle Accident 1State
Page 3Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
1953 Tulare Heart Attack 1State
1954 Calaveras RU Dozer Rollover 1State
1954 San Benito RU Engine Hit by Train 1State
1954 Tahoe NF Burnover 3Federal
1954 Tulare Toxic Chemical Inhalation 1State
1955 Hacienda Burnover 5State
1956 Cleveland NF Burnover 11Federal
1956 Humboldt RU Heart Attack 1State
1956 San Bernardino NF Dozer Burnover 1Federal
1956 Shasta Vehicle Accident 4State
1956 Sonoma RU Heart Attack 1State
1958 Angeles NF Burnover 1Federal
1958 Cleveland NF Burnover 1Federal
1958 Shasta RU Electrocution 1State
1959 Angeles NF Burnover 1Federal
1959 Angeles NF Retardant Drop 2Unknown
1959 Butte RU Heart Attack 1State
1959 Cleveland NF Burnover 6Federal/State
1959 El Dorado RU Rolling Rock 1State
1959 San Bernardino NF Heart Attack 1Unknown
1959 San Luis Obispo Burns 1State
1959 Sequoia NF Aircraft 1Federal
1959 Sequoia NF Burnover 1Federal
1960 Angeles NF Airtanker 1Unknown
1960 Orange Pneumonia 1State
1960 Sequoia NF Aircraft 1State
1961 Angeles NF Burnover 1Federal
1961 Napa RU Burns 1State
1961 Sequoia NF Helicopter 3Federal
1962 Lassen-Modoc RU Heart Attack 1State
1962 Sierra NF Burnover 4Federal
1963 Mariposa RU Electrocution 1State
1963 Susanville-Lassen-Modoc Heart Attack 1State
1964 Los Padres NF Burnover 1Federal
1964 San Bernardino RU Engine Hit by Train 1State
1964 Tulare RU Heart Attack 1State
1964 Tuolumne RU Burns 1State
1965 Eldorado NF Asphyxiation 1Federal
1965 Riverside RU Unknown 1State
1965 Santa Clara RU Heart Attack 1State
1966 Angeles NF Burnover 12Federal
1967 San Benito Monterey RU Vehicle Accident 1State
1967 San Bernardino NF Burnover 1Federal
Page 4Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
1968 Angeles NF Burnover 1State
1968 Angeles NF Burnover 8State
1968 Angeles NF Helicopter 1Contractor
1968 Riverside RU Heart Attack 1State
1968 Sonoma RU Vehicle Accident 1State
1969 Butte RU Engine Rollover 1State
1970 Shasta-Trinity NF Smokejumper 1Federal
1971 Los Padres NF Burnover 4Federal
1971 San Bernardino NF Burnover 1Federal
1972 Los Padres NF Helicopter 7Contractor/Federal
1972 Mendocino RU Heart Attack 1State
1973 Bell Valley Burnover 1State
1973 Monterey RU Heart Attack 1State
1973 Tuolumne - Calavaras RU Helicopter 1State
1974 Coronado NF Unknown 1Federal
1975 San Benito-Monterey RU Electrocution 1State
1976 Malibu Rock 1State
1977 Angeles NF Helicopter 1State
1977 Vandengurg AFB Burnover 3Other
1978 San Luis Obispo RU Aircraft 1State
1978 Shasta RU Heat Stroke 1State
1979 Orange Toxic Chemicals 1State
1979 San Luis Obispo Burnover 4State
1979 Santa Clara RU Heat Stroke 1State
1979 Saratoga Springs Heart Attack 1State
1980 Not Reported Engine Rollover 1Unknown
1980 Santa Clara RU Engine Rollover 1State
1981 Angeles NF Burnover 1Federal
1982 Humboldt RU Heart Attack 1State
1984 Clear Lake Burnover 1State
1984 Jackson Electrocution 1State
1987 Klamath NF Heart Attack 1Federal
1987 Klamath NF Struck by Motorcycle 1Federal
1987 Klamath NF Vehicle Accident 1State
1987 Klamath NF Vehicle Accident 1Other
1987 Lauder Burnover 1State
1987 Shasta Trinity NF Aircraft 3Federal
1987 Shasta Trinity NF Dozer Rollover 1Contractor
1987 Six Rivers NF Snag 1Other
1987 Stanislaus NF Snag 1Federal
1987 Unknown Airtanker Accident 1State
1988 Sequoia NF Aircraft 1Federal
1989 Los Padres NF Snag 1State
Page 5Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
1989 Not Reported Snag 1State
1990 Los Padres NF Pulmonary Embolism 1Federal
1990 Mendocino NF Snag 1State
1990 Riverside RU Entrapment 2State
1990 Shasta Trinity NF Heart Attack 1State
1991 Oakland Burns 1Private
1991 Stanislaus NF Helicopter 1Federal
1992 Calavaras County Airtanker 1State
1992 El Dorado NF Aircraft 2Contractor
1993 Angeles NF Burnover 2State
1994 Angeles NF Airtanker 3Contractor/Federal
1994 Plumas NF Water Tender 1Contractor
1995 Ramona Aircraft 3Contractor/Federal
1996 Alturas Burnover 0Federal
1996 Calabasas Burnover 0State
1996 Kernville Burnover 0Federal
1996 Not Reported Suicide 1Federal
1996 San Gabriel Canyon Burnover 0Federal
1997 Eagle Lake Vehicle Accident 1Federal
1997 Not Reported Burnover 0Federal/State
1997 Not Reported Dozer Burnover 0Contractor
1997 Not Reported Heat Stroke 1State
1997 Not Reported Helicopter 1Contractor/Federal
1998 Lancaster Vehicle Accident 1County
1998 Not Reported Airtanker 1State
1998 Not Reported Burnover 0Volunteer
1998 Not Reported Heart Attack 1County
1998 Williams Vehicle Accident 1Federal
1999 Anderson Murder 1Contractor
1999 Junction City Run Over by Engine 1Volunteer
1999 Los Angeles 150-foot Fall 1County
1999 Not Reported Dozer Burnover 0Contractor
1999 Not Reported Electrocution 1Volunteer
1999 Not Reported Engine Burnover 0State
1999 Not Reported Heart Attack 1Federal
1999 Not Reported Heat Stroke 1City
1999 San Diego County Head Injury - Rock 1Federal
2000 Temecula Engine Entrapment 0State
2001 Daggett Engine Burnover 0Military
2001 Inyo NF Aneurysm 1Volunteer
2001 Not Reported Airtanker 2State
2001 Not Reported Burnover 0County
2002 Azusa Entrapment 0Federal
Page 6Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
2002 Coleville Airtanker 3Contractor
2002 Coleville Water Tender Rollover 0Contractor
2002 Happy Camp Engine Rollover 3Federal
2002 Palmdale Entrapment 0State
2002 San Bernardino Engine Rollover 0State
2002 San Bernardino Entrapment 0State
2002 Sycuan Work Capacity Test 1Federal
2003 Highland Airtanker 2Contractor
2003 San Diego Engine Entrapment 1State
2003 Santa Barbara Heart Attack 1State
2003 Santa Clara Entrapment 0State
2004 Angeles NF Driving 1County
2004 Camino Tree Limb 0Federal
2004 Concord Vehicle Rollover 0County
2004 Kings Canyon NP Snag Prescribed Fire 1Federal
2004 Stanislaus NF Entrapment 1State
2005 Riverside County Engine Rollover 1State
2006 Bakersfield Vehicle Rollover 0Federal
2006 Cabazon Entrapment 5Federal
2006 Los Padres NF Vehicle Rollover 0Contractor
2006 Moorpark Engine Rollover 0State
2006 Nipinnawassee Fall 1Federal
2006 Pioneertown Entrapment 0Federal/State
2006 Plymouth Vehicle Rollover 0State
2006 San Bernardino NF Vehicle Rollover 0Federal
2006 Sierra County Entrapment 0State
2006 Six Rivers NF Crew Carrier Rollover 0Federal
2006 Springville Lead Plane 2State
2007 Bakersfield Engine Rollover 0Federal
2007 Chowchilla Vehicle Accident 0State
2007 Cleveland NF - Oak Valley Entrapment 0State
2007 Coachella Water Tender Accident 0County
2007 Coarsegold Engine Accident 0Federal
2007 Independence Entrapment 0Federal
2007 Klamath NF Helicopter 1Contractor
2007 Los Angeles County Burns 0State
2007 Los Padres NF Vehicle Left Roadway 0Contractor
2007 Orange County Entrapment 0County
2007 Ramona Retardant Drop 0State
2007 San Bernardino NF Crew Carrier Rollover 0Federal
2007 San Diego County Entrapment 0State
2007 San Jose Dozer Rollover 1State
2007 Shasta - Trinity NF Water Tender Rollover 0Contractor
Page 7Wildland Fire Accidents by State
Year Place Type of Accident Fatalities
Wildland Fire Accidents by State
2007 South Lake Tahoe Entrapment 0Federal
2007 Tuolumne-Calaveras Vehicle Accident 0State
2008 Aguanga Vehicle Rollover 0State
2008 Butte District Unit Burns 0State
2008 Corona Engine Burnover 0State
2008 French Gulch Watertender Rollover 0Contractor
2008 Hayfork Water Tender Rollover 0State
2008 Hollister Medical Compartment Syndrome 0State
2008 King City Engine Rollover 0Federal
2008 Lincoln Entrapment 0State
2008 Los Padres NF Entrapment 0Federal
2008 Los Padres NF Medical Compartment Syndrome 0Federal
2008 Paradise Burns 0State
2008 Paradise Dozer Rollover 0Contracor
2008 Philo Heart Attack 1State
2008 Platina Watertender Rollover 0Contractor
2008 Redding Hazard Tree 1Federal
2008 Redding Helicopter 9Contractor/Federal
2008 Sacramento Entrapment 0State
2008 Shasta-Trinity NF Burns 0Federal
2008 Shasta-Trinity NF Dozer Rollover 0Contractor
2008 Six Rivers NF Dozer Rollover 0Contractor
2008 Six Rivers NF Road Improvement 1Federal/Contractor