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Cramer Fire
Dedication

Lessons Learned

“Safety Zone” newsletter, July, 2004

Lessons Learned —
author, date unknown

One-Year Anniversary Letter by Kelly Close, FBAN

Declaration on Cramer Redactions, by James Furnish, April, 2005

FSEEE v. USFS, FOIA Civil Lawsuit Order,
December, 2005

FOIA Request to USFS, December, 2005

FOIA Appeal to USFS,
February, 2006

Management Evaluation Report

Investigation Team Information

Synopsis of the Cramer Fire Accident Investigation

Causal Factors

Contributing Factors

Factual Report

Executive Summary

Narrative
   Background
   (facts 1 - 57)
   Preaccident
   (facts 58 - 201)
   Accident
   (fact 202)
   Postaccident
   (facts 203 - 237)

Appendix A
Resources on the Fire

Appendix B
Cramer Fire Timeline

Appendix C
Fire Behavior and Weather
   Prior Conditions
   Initial Phase
   Transition Phase
   Acceleration Phase
   Entrapment Phase

Appendix D
Equipment Found at H-2 and the Fatalities Site

Appendix E
Fire Policy, Directives, and Guides

Gallery of Cramer Fire Report Images

Accident Prevention Plan

OIG Investigation

OIG FOIA Response, February, 2005

2nd FOIA Request to OIG, April, 2006

2nd OIG FOIA Response, August, 2006, (1.4 mb, Adobe .pdf file)

OSHA Investigation

OSHA Cramer Fire Briefing Paper
• Summary and ToC
• Sections I-IV
• Sections V-VII
• Section VIII
• Acronyms/Glossary

OSHA South Canyon Fire Briefing Paper

Letter to District Ranger, June 19, 2003

OSHA Investigation Guidelines

OSHA News Release

• OSHA Citation 1
• OSHA Citation 2
• OSHA Citation 3

USFS Response

OSHA FOIA Letter

HFACS—"Swiss cheese" model of Accident Causation

Adobe PDF and Microsoft Word versions of documents related to the Cramer Fire can be downloaded from the U.S. Forest Service website.

Accident Investigation Factual Report

Cramer Fire Fatalities
North Fork Ranger District
Salmon-Challis National Forest
Region 4
Salmon, Idaho - July 22, 2003

Appendix A - Resources on the Fire

Daily Assignment and Responsibilities of Resources on the Cramer Fire
Sunday, July 20,2003
PERSONNEL	[—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Long Tom Lookout Ferguson 18B.................Contract crew Type II [—————]................Moyer helitack foreman [—————]................Salmon-Cobalt fire management officer [—————]................Forest fire management officer [—————]................Moyer helitack crew, IC Type IV trainee [—————]................Moyer helitack crew, IC Type IV
AVIATION	Jumper 41..................... Smokejumpers H-166........................... Moyer helicopter Type III Tanker 454 (SEAT) ...... Fixed-wing retardant Type IV 61-N ............................ Cramer air attack
EQUIPMENT	BLM engine 7157...........Engine crew BLM engine 422.............Engine crew
Monday, July 21
PERSONNEL	[—————]................North Fork district ranger [—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Long Tom Lookout Ferguson 18B.................Contract crew Type II [—————]................Indianola helitack assistant foreman [—————]................Central Oregon regulars crew boss [—————]................North Fork RD assistant fire management officer, IC Type III [—————]................Forest operations staff officer [—————]................Moyer helitack foreman [—————]................Zone duty officer [—————]................Forest aviation officer [—————]................Forest fire management officer [—————]................Indianola helitack crew [—————]................Moyer helitack crew, IC Type IV trainee [—————]................Central Idaho dispatch manager [—————]................Moyer helitack crew, IC Type IV
AVIATION	133-KA........................ Helicopter Type I H-166........................... Moyer helicopter Type III H-193........................... Indianola helicopter Type III Tanker 454 (SEAT) ...... Fixed-wing retardant Type IV 61-N ............................ Cramer air attack
EQUIPMENT	BLM engine 7157...........Engine crew BLM engine 422.............Engine crew
Tuesday, July 22
PERSONNEL	Allen, Jeff.......................Indianola helitack crew [—————]................North Fork/Middle Fork district ranger [—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Indianola helitack crew, helibase radio operator [—————]................Long Tom Lookout [—————]................Moyer helitack crew Central Oregon Regulars ...... Forest Service crew Type II [—————]................Moyer helitack crew Ferguson 18A.................Contract crew Type II Ferguson 18B.................Contract crew Type II Ferguson 4B...................Contract crew Type II [—————]................Indianola helitack assistant foreman, helibase manager [—————]................Central Oregon regulars crew boss [—————]................Logistics support [—————]................IC Type III [—————]................Strike team leader Heath, Shane..................Indianola helitack crew [—————]................Zone duty officer, IC Type III [—————]................Forest aviation officer [—————]................Forest fire management officer [—————]................Moyer helitack crew, helibase manager trainee [—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Pilot (H-193)
AVIATION	133-KA........................ Helicopter Type I H-166........................... Moyer helicopter Type III H-193........................... Indianola helicopter Type III Tanker 1........................ Fixed-wing retardant Type I Tanker 26...................... Fixed-wing retardant Type I 61-N ............................ Cramer air attack
EQUIPMENT	BLM engine 7157...........Engine crew BLM engine 422.............Engine crew
Wednesday, July 23
PERSONNEL	[—————]................Lemhi County sheriff [—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Indianola helitack crew [—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Moyer helitack crew [—————]................Fatality site manager [—————]................Lemhi County deputy sheriff
AVIATION	133-KA........................ Helicopter Type I H-166........................... Moyer helicopter Type III

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