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Incident Name:  firefighter training after seasonal hire
Date: 6/16/1976
Personnel: Steven L. Finley
Age: 21
Agency/Organization: US Forest Service, Siskiyou National Forest
Position: firefighter

Summary: On June 16, 1976 Steven Finley was fatally injured when he was struck by a falling tree during a firefighter training exercise near Bolan Lake about 25 miles south of Grants Pass, OR.

 

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near Bolan Lake about 25 miles south of Grants Pass, OR.

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  • Article describing the accident

    Steven Finley Steven Finley

  • US Forest Service Heroes Memorial: Steven L. Finley

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