Incident Name: grass fire
Date: 4/19/96; died 4/21/96
Personnel: Mathew Hatcher
Age: 32
Agency/Organization: Wayne Fire Department, Wayne , OK
Position: firefighter
Summary: On April 21, 1996 Firefighter Mathew Hatcher died of abdominal injuries after being pinned between two fire trucks at a grass fire. He was at the rear of one truck starting the pump when a second truck pinned him.
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Wayne Fire Department, 30343 Oklahoma 59, Wayne, OK 73095
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- USFA Memorial Database: Mathew Brent Hatcher
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