September 20, 2004 Angels Camp, California --Tuolumne Fire –- During memorial for fallen firefighter Eva Marie Schicke, the Ebbetts Pass Fire Crew with whom Schicke had previously worked, moves her casket from Engine 4474 and passes in front of Helitack 404's crew. The memorial service was held at the Calaveras County Fairgrounds. The Tuolumne Fire was a small very fast-moving fire that started around noon on September 12, 2004 near Lumsden Bridge at the bottom of the Tuolumne River. The fire moved rapidly up the 80-plus-degree slope catching Cal Fire Helitack firefighters, tragically killing firefighter Eva Marie Schicke and injuring five others.
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