Firefighter Timothy Baker died on July 17, 1986, in the hospital. Timothy a firefighter at the Nevada Test Site, was battling a wildland fire in a remote area June, 28 1986, working with a bulldozer operator in cutting a line to halt the fire’s advance. When the 3-mile-wide front of the fire advanced on their… View Article

George J Kennedy, 22, of New York City and a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ fire crew, died on July 28, 1939, while fighting a range fire near Rock Creak in northern Humboldt County. George and four other crew members lost their lives in a canyon when the wind shifted and they were trapped… View Article

Firefighter Mark Keeton, 45, of Las Vegas Fire and Rescue lost his battle with cancer on May 8, 2007. Mark became a member of Las Vegas Fire and Rescue on October 3, 1988, was assigned to the ladder truck at fire station nine, and was on the department for 19 years. He was born October… View Article

Walter James, a member of the Civilian Conservation Corps’ fire crew, died on July 28, 1939, while fighting a range fire near Rock Creak in northern Humboldt County. Walter and four other crew members lost their lives in a canyon when the wind shifted and they were trapped by the flames.