Wildland Fire Equipment Operator

Had been running a combination logging skidder and fire engine known as a skidgine to help protect structures along the little river road south of glide on.

Wildland fire equipment operator.

Walter wally samuel elsbury jr. The heqb supervises a piece of heavy equipment and its operator and reports to a strike team leader heavy equipment steq task force leader tfld incident commander. Protection and versatility for wildland firefighting and rescue operations. Fire administration has announced the official on duty death of firefighter charles morton 39 of the san bernardino national forest big bear hotshots on september 17 2020.

Glide oregon kpic reports that a heavy equipment operator helping fight the archie creek fire was found dead friday morning in his vehicle according to fire managers. Heavy equipment operator found dead at oregon s archie creek fire. The heqb supervises a piece of heavy equipment and its operator and reports to a strike team task force leader or other assigned supervisor. The heavy equipment boss is responsible for the safety and direction of equipment operator s and transport used to suppress repair and rehabilitate wildland fires.

Heavy equipment operator found dead at oregon s archie creek fire. The vft3 helmet was designed to meet the needs of units that intervene in wildland fires and rescue operations. Built for the fireline ground pounders the operator wildland fire pack provides excellent comfort and load support for grueling shifts.