Between Entrapment and Deployment

Key Events: Entrapment

1634+: After the fire cut off the van's retreat, the IC picked up the four crewmembers who were on foot.
1634+: All 14 crewmembers drove up the canyon in the van. The IC evaluated four possible sites as potential safety zones.
1634+: With the assistance of air attack, the IC selected a site where he felt "they could safely watch the fire pass them by." The chosen site was about 1 mile up the canyon from the area where the fire crossed the road.

Aerial photo looking down the Chewuch River canyon toward the southwest.

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