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Name: Braden Varney
Rank: Firefighter/Equipment Operator
Age: 36
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Full-Time
Years of Service: 10
Date of Incident: 07/14/2018
Time of Incident: Unknown
Date of Death: 07/14/2018
Fire Department: CAL FIRE
Address: 1416 9th Street, Sacramento, CA 94424-2460
Fire Department Chief: Director Ken Pimlott
Incident Description: Firefighter/Equipment Operator Braden Varney was assigned to the Madera-Mariposa CAL FIRE unit, which has been fighting the 130-acre Ferguson Fire in the Sierra National Forest. On 07/14/2018, Firefighter/Equipment Operator Varney was working on a ridge to create a fire break. The bulldozer Varney was operating overturned and rolled down the ridge causing Varney to suffer fatal injuries. The wreckage was spotted by airplane on 07/15/2018 and crews reached the site and removed Varney's body on 07/16/2018. The accident is being investigated by Cal/OSHA.
Incident Location: Mariposa County, in the Sierra National Forest and near the west end of Yosemite National Park
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