Bryant Whitmore, 41, former cowboy in motion pictures and prison guard died September 28, 1926 from burns suffered at the fire at Clear Creek. Whitmore and the rest of the volunteers were working against the blaze in the vicinity of the “Double Barrels about six miles from Carson on the road to Glenbrook. They were… View Article

Richard Washington Jr., 49, suffered a heart attack on August 8, 2006, while on duty at Fire Station 16 on Nellis Boulevard near Charleston Boulevard. Paramedics tried to treat him at the scene, and he was taken to University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Richard was born February 10, 1957, in Walla Walla,… View Article

Frank J. Vitale, 20, of Brooklyn, 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. Frank and four other crew members lost their lives in a canyon when the wind shifted and they were trapped by the flames…. View Article

Earnest R.  Tippin, 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. Earnest, assigned to lead half of the crew fighting the blaze, and four other crew members lost their lives in a canyon when the wind shifted… View Article