Today we honor and remember Scott J. Maness and Beau W. Sauselein, who tragically lost their lives on the Ransom Road Fire at Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in 1981.
The two were building a fireline with a tractor when a shifting thunderstorm caused a sudden change in fire behavior, trapping both in the path of the fire after their tractor high-centered on a stump concealed by palmetto.
After abandoning their tractor and attempting to flee, they were overtaken by the fire. The two men shared a fire shelter but succumbed to their burns.
Wildland firefighters are never forgotten and we will continue to honor their memory.
Watch the full Ransom Road Fatality Case Study by @NWCG: youtube.com/watch?v=FZqkG-…
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