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Another bulldozer overturned Tuesday afternoon but the operator, who was hired through a private company, wasn't injured, Cal Fire officials said.
A heavy equipment operator assigned to the Cal Fire crews battling the Carr Fire was killed Thursday in a traffic accident, authorities said.
A 34-year-old Madera County man has been sentenced to felony probation following his October conviction on charges in connection with the July 2016 death of a bulldozer operator at the Soberanes ...
They all might have burned right there were it not for a Cal Fire bulldozer operator who "saved our bacon," Peck said.
The company that hired a bulldozer operator killed during the massive Carr Fire in July does not have a workers’ compensation policy on file with Cal Fire — despite an agency requirement that it show ...
Cal Fire announced it's opening a new firefighter training center in Merced as it tries to beef up staffing amid uncertainty over federal staffing.
Under his contract with Cal Fire, Czirban was paid to provide his bulldozer -- and qualified bulldozer operators -- to assist Cal Fire with firefighting efforts.
Robert Reagan, 35, of Fresno County, died July 26, 2016, when his bulldozer overturned while trying to access a proposed fire line near Big Sur in the course of fighting the Soberanes Fire. (Cal Fire) ...
A report released Wednesday by Cal Fire detailed the deaths of Redding inspector Jeremy Stoke and private bulldozer operator Don Ray Smith as Carr Fire ‘tornado’ moved into Redding.
Another dozer operator was killed in the same region in 2007 when his rig rolled, causing him to hit his head on the wall of the cab, according to Cal Fire investigative reports.
Varney had worked for CalFire for 10 years. His father also worked as a CalFire heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his wife, Jessica, daughter Malhea, 5, and son Nolan, 3.