The Edna Fire in Banning and the Taylor Fire in Calimesa, Riverside County, California, made up the Edna Complex. The 9th largest fire in the United States for the 1998 Wildfire Season. October 5, 1998.
Gary Nagel, Pilot, California Department of Forestry, Flying Tanker 96 died on the Edna Fire while making an air drop.
Captain Thomas Wall, Orange County Fire suffered a heart attack on the Taylor Fire while working on the roof of a home that had caught fire from burning embers.
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Captain Tom Wall was a good guy--my buddy! Miss him...
VKDM8687 1 year ago
Now I really see what people go through. Terrible.
birthdaymatt 2 years ago