Incident Name: training
Date: 4/26/1997
Personnel: Earl Holsapple
Age: 45
Agency/Organization: California Department of Forestry, La Cima Fire Center, Julian CA
Position: Captain
Summary: Captain Earl Holsapple suffered a severe asthma attack and died of cardiac arrest while teaching an equipment operating class at the California Department of Forestry’s Fire Academy.
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La Cima Fire Center, Julian CA was his duty station.
CDF (CAL FIRE) Academy: 4501 California 104, Ione, CA 95640
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Earl Holsapple’s name, death date and brief bio are included in the USFA Firefighter Fatality Retrospective Study, published April 2002 (2,888 K pdf)
- USFA Memorial Database: Earl Holsapple
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Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- California Memorial Firefighter Wall in Sacramento, CA: California Memorial LODDs by Wall Order. (84 K pdf) –see page 20
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