Incident Name: Ace Creek Fire in the northeastern corner of Washington
Date: 8/16/1986
Personnel: Cash L. Hopkins
Age: 26
Agency/Organization: a Washington State (DNR) fire; the Washington State inmate crew
Position: firefighter
Summary: On August 16, 1986, Cash Hopkins died after being struck by a falling green snag while on a fire assignment in eastern Washington.
Maps
Area of Ace Creek Fire, Pend Orielle County, Coleville – Washington DNR. If anyone has a more specific location, please let us know.
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Firefighters gaining ground as lightning easesAugust 17, 1986 | Tri City Herald (link no longer works)
“Inmate Cash Hopkins was struck by a falling snag in eastern Washington,” the Pend Orielle County Sheriff said.
- Lessons Learned Center Database has a record. The incident was not reported in 1986, possibly because the incident was referred to the Pend Orielle County Sheriff’s Department, so details are not known.
- Cash Hopkins named as fallen
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