Incident Name: 46-acre prescribed burn near Sweet Home, Oregon
Date: 3/31/1984
Personnel: David C Stephens
Age: 32
Agency/Organization: Bureau of Land Management
Position: firefighter
Summary: on May 31, 1984, David Stephens died while working on a presecribed burn near Sweet Home, Oregon. The cause of his death is unknown by us.
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near Sweet Home, Oregon
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- The brief NWCG record reports an anonymous BLM firefighter death on a 46-acre Rx burn near Sweet Home, Oregon.
- Oregon Death Index: David Cha Stephens
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Media Articles and Reports
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- Oregon Memorial: David C Stephens
- USFA Memorial Database: David C. Stephens
- David Stephens is honored on the USFA National Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Emmitsburg, MD. Look for his name under Oregon.
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