Incident Name: Seneca Fire, Malheur National Forest
Date: 9/4/1955
Personnel: Carey Elwood Jackson
Age: 38
Agency/Organization: Malheur National Forest
Position: firefighter
Summary: Elwood Jackson a logger from John Day OR was fighting the Seneca Fire on the Malheur National Forest near Seneca when he was entrapped and overrun. He did not survive.
Maps
Round Butte fire was near Seneca, Oregon; no more specific information than that.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Elwood Jackson named as fallen.
- Memorial plaque to Carey Elwood Jackson on the Malheur National Forest (Posted on the Find a Grave memorial page by Rex)
Wildlandfire.com Links:
Media Articles and Reports
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- Find a Grave Index: Carey Elwood Jackson
- Elwood is not listed on the Oregon Firefighters Memorial, but probably could be if a relative contacted them and showed them this page.
- US Forest Service Heroes Memorial: Carey Elwood Jackson
Contributors to this article: Mellie, John Miller
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