Incident Name: range fire, Horse Heaven Hills near Prosser, WA
Date: 7/26/1958
Personnel: Math Swanson
Age: 71
Agency/Organization: unknown
Position: firefighter/rancher operating a tractor to cut line
Summary: A rancher / firefighter in Horse Heaven Hills near Prosser, WA was killed on 7/26/1958 when he was burned over by a range fire while cutting fireline on a tractor.
Maps
Horse Heaven Hills near Prosser, WA
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Reports, Documentation, Lessons Learned
- Math Swanson named as fallen
- Washington, Death Certificates: Math Swanson
- Name: Math Swanson
- Event Date: 26 Jul 1958
- Event Place: Prosser, Benton, Washington
- Gender: Male
- Age (Formatted): 71 years
- Birth Year (Estimated): 1887
- Father’s Name: Peter Svendsen
- Find a Grave Index: Math Swanson
- Name: Math Swanson
- Event Date: 1958
- Event Place: Prosser, Benton, Washington, United States of America
- Photograph Included: Yes
- Birth Date: 1886
- Death Date: 1958
- Affiliate Record Identifier: 43327205
- Cemetery: Prosser Cemetery
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Media Articles and Reports
Photos, Videos, & Tributes
- Find a Grave: Math Swenson
- Headstone at the Prosser Cemetary
- Wheat growing in southwestern Washington
Contributors to this article: Mellie
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