Mann Gulch fire: A race that couldn't be won

Richard C. Rothermel

doi:10.2737/INT-GTR-299

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Mann Gulch fire: A race that couldn't be won

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Richard C. Rothermel

Year:

1993

Type:

General Technical Report

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2737/INT-GTR-299

Source:

Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-299. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 10 p.

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Abstract

Describes the final 20 minutes of a smokejumper fire-fighting crew and the fire that overran 16 men as they were attempting to escape. The foreman and two firefighters escaped. Comparison with the behavior of a crew trapped by a fire in 1985 is described.

Keywords

fire fighting, smokejumpers, fire behavior, safety, accidents

Citation

Rothermel, Richard C. 1993. Mann Gulch fire: A race that couldn't be won. Gen. Tech. Rep. INT-GTR-299. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Intermountain Research Station. 10 p.