Incident Name:
Date: 7/14/1964
Personnel: Richard Krejci
Age: 20
Agency/Organization: CDF (now CAL FIRE)
Position: firefighter
Summary: Details are sketchy but it is clear that CDF firefighter Richard Krejci died in a vehicle accident with a train while en route to a wildland fire in the San Bernardino Ranger Unit on July 14, 1964. If you know any more, please let us know.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- From NWCG Fire Fatality Record: Historical Wildland Firefighter Fatalities 1910 – 1996 (407 K pdf)Date: 1964
Fire Name / Location: San Bernardino Ranger Unit, CA
1 fatality
Agency: CDF (now CAL FIRE)
Fire behavior observed: Unknown
Remarks: Engine collided with a train while responding to wildland fire.
- From 1964 CA Memorial Wall database, there is one 1964 fatality with the categories collision, trauma, blunt, while responding/returning:Richard S Krejci
Agency: CDF
Date: 7/14/1964
Cause: collision, trauma, blunt, while responding/ returning
- California, Death Index: Richard S KrejciName: Richard S Krejci
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Jul 1964
Event Place: San Bernardino, California, United States
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1944
Birthplace: Indiana
Gender: Male
Father’s Name:
Mother’s Name: Orban
Age: 20
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Media Articles and Reports
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- California Memorial Firefighter Wall in Sacramento, CA: California Memorial LODDs by Wall Order. (84 K pdf) –see page 11
Contributors to this article: Mellie
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