Seven events with 3 to 14 fatalities each occurred during the study period, contributing 45 of the 310 total fatalities. Burnover events included:

• Dude Fire (1990)—6 deaths
• South Canyon Fire (1994)—14 deaths
• Thirtymile Fire (2001)—4 deaths
• Esperanza Fire (2006)—5 deaths

Vehicle accidents included:

• Stanza rollover (2002)—3 deaths
• Grayback Forestry rollover (2002)—5 deaths
• First Strike Environmental accident (2003)—8 deaths

If these events are removed because of their disproportionate impact, the causes of the remaining 265 fatalities are: aircraft accidents, 27 percent; heart attacks, 26 percent; vehicle accidents, 21 percent; burnover fatalities, 13 percent; miscellaneous causes, 5 percent; and other medical causes, 3 percent.