Incident Name: Wietas Fire on the Powell Ranger District of the Clearwater National Forest
Date: 8/29/1961
Personnel: Charles Russell Hogan
Age: 19
Agency/Organization: US Forest Service
Position: firefighter
Summary: On August 29, 1961 Charles Hogan was killed by a falling snag while fighting the Weitas Fire on the Powell Ranger District of the Clearwater National Forest.
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Weitas Butte Area, Powell Ranger District, Clearwater National Forest, Idaho
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