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Name: Luke Sheehy
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Part-Time
Years of Service: Pending
Date of Incident: 06/10/2013
Time of Incident: 1655hrs
Date of Death: 06/10/2013
Fire Department: U.S. Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region
Address: 1323 Club Drive, Vallejo, CA 94592
Fire Department Chief: Regional Forester Randy Moore
Incident Description: Firefighter Sheehy, a member of the California Smokejumpers, was struck by a falling portion of a tree while operating on the Saddle Back Fire in the Modoc National Forest. Sheehy was treated by fellow firefighters and flown by helicopter to a hospital in Alturas, California, but succumbed to his injuries.
Incident Location: South Warner Wilderness about 15 miles southeast of Alturas, CA
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