Deployment

Key Events: Deployment

The six crewmembers deployed about 100 feet upslope from the road in a tight cluster.
They were on rocks 6 inches to 3 feet in diameter.
Heavy accumulations of fuels were in the rocks.
Two of the firefighters who deployed at the upper site survived.
Initially, the two survivors from the upper site heard voices from the other firefighters deployed near them. After a short period, the voices ceased.

The upper deployment site.

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