Post by Admin on Dec 5, 2020 9:59:43 GMT -7
Bridger Fire Mistakes...Lives almost Lost
The Bozeman Chronicle reports:
"As the Bridger Foothills fire raced along the eastern side of the Bridger range, at 1:43 p.m. on Sept. 5, a group of firefighters on a Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Helitack crew from Helena were cornered by the flames. They had been helping to direct air resources north of the fire.
With no option for escape, the three men were forced to take cover in two fire shelters — one of the men didn’t have a fire shelter with him.
The fire swept over the men for a period they estimated lasted 15 minutes. All the firefighters survived with minor burns."
Read the full story here.
With no option for escape, the three men were forced to take cover in two fire shelters — one of the men didn’t have a fire shelter with him.
The fire swept over the men for a period they estimated lasted 15 minutes. All the firefighters survived with minor burns."
Read the full story here.