Incident Name: an Eight Mile Ridge fire, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest
Date: 7/18/1970
Personnel: Leroy Pennock of Twisp, WA
Age: 53
Agency/Organization: worked for Biles Colman Lumber Company, probably also worked for the Forest Service on this fire
Position: sawyer/firefighter
Summary: On July 18, 1970, Leroy Pennock of Twisp died of a heart attack while fighting fire on Eight Mile Ridge near Winthrop. He was a sawyer for Biles Colman Lumber Company. (from the Methow Valley Memorial brochure)
Print image of the memorial sculpture from the Methow Valley Memorial Dedication Brochure, 2007
Maps
Eight Mile Ridge fire area near Winthrop, WA, unknown which part of the ridge.
Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- US Social Security Death Index: Leroy Pennock
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Wildlandfire.com Links:
- Theysaid: 9/14/06, raising money for the memorial
Media Articles and Reports
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- Methow Valley Wildland Firefighter Memorial, dedicated Nov 27, 2007: Brochure, front page (690 K pdf)
- No longer Online Article from omakchronicle.com: Firefighting Memorial Dedication is Nov. 27 in Winthrop
- Memorial located in Mac Lloyd Park in Winthrop, WA.Memorial Location: From Hwy 20 at milepost 191.5, in the town of Winthrop, turn left (west) into the municipal parking lot at the big Red Barn (If anyone knows the lat/lon, please let us know.
Rt 20 at Winthrop, WA
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- Find a Grave record: Leroy Pennock
Contributors to this article: Tom Leuschen, Wildland Firefighter Foundation
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