Between Entrapment and Deployment

Key Events: Entrapment

It is not possible to determine what caused the surge of fire behavior that led to the fatalities on the Thirtymile Fire.
Although no major weather event affected the fire, the prevailing winds and canyon direction combined to give an upcanyon boost to the crown fire.

Photo taken by an entrapped firefighter just before deployment.

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