Incident Name: Box Camp, Megram Fire of the Big Bar Complex, Six Rivers National Forest
Date: 9/28/1999
Personnel: Mike Musser
Age: age 30 or early 30s
Agency/Organization: Hoopa Fire Department, BIA
Position: firefighter camp crew
Summary: On September 28, 1999, the Megram fire blew up, potentially endangering all in Box Camp. In the middle of the night an alarm — including lights and sirens — went off in camp, calling on all to evacuate immediately. The situation was chaotic and very stressful. No one knew what direction the fire might come from. Mike died of a heart attack during the evacuation.
Eagle Creek looking north from Brush Mountain on 9/24/1999; Megram Fire blowup and 5+ mile run on 9/28/1999.
Maps
Box Camp, Klamath National Forest
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
If anyone has access to any reports or news articles, please send them in. The Hupa Tribe has a tribal paper. Was any info published there? I just remember hearing on the scanner. Mellie
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Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- Mike was a member of the Hupa Tribe. He is missed.
Contributors to this article: Rob Maclellan, Mellie
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