Incident Name: enroute to the Danny Fire
Date: 08/19/1994
Personnel: David Castro
Age: 39
Agency/Organization: Private under contract with the USFS
Position: owner-operator
Summary: Firefighter David Castro died of traumatic injuries suffered when his water tanker truck overturned on the Quincy–Oroville Highway along the Feather River while en route to the Danny Fire, Plumas National Forest, CA on August 19, 1994.
Maps
The “Quincy-Oroville Highway” runs through the treacherous Feather River Canyon.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- David Castro’s name, death date and brief bio are included in the USFA Firefighter Fatality Retrospective Study, published April 2002 (2,888 K pdf)
- California Death Index: David Castro
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Wildlandfire.com Links:
Media Articles and Reports.
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- Forest Service Fire Management Today, Vol 55, No. 1, 1995 “In Memoriam”
- David’s name is listed under California on the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial plaque in Maryland.
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