Incident Name: Deerhorn Basin Fire on the Lolo National Forest, MT
Date: 09/02/1970
Personnel: Randy Lundholm, 21 from Payson UT
Age: 21
Agency/Organization: US Forest Service
Position: firefighter
Summary: On September 2, 1970, Randy Lundholm and 100 other men were working to control the 60 acre, lightning-caused fire in the Deerhorn Basin, Lolo National Forest, when a tree fell on him and killed him.
Maps
General Area: “13 mi NE of Thompson Falls”
General Incident Location
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