One Firefighter Dies and Another Injured Fighting August Complex Fires

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September 1, 2020

*The August Complex Fires [Photograph from the Mendocino National Forest Facebook page with the caption “From M9 by T. Call]*

The following is a press release issued by the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service

USDA Forest Service officials on the Mendocino National Forest are deeply saddened to confirm the death of a firefighter on the August Complex The incident took place on Monday, August 31, 2020. A second firefighter is receiving medical attention.
More details will be made available as they are confirmed.

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