LA Times · Aug 10, 2015
2nd firefighter killed battling California wildfires
Michael Hallenbeck, 21, died Saturday while battling the Sierra fire, authorities said. (Handout / U.S. Forest Service)A U.S. Forest Service firefighter was killed Saturday night battling a wildfire in Northern California, becoming the second firefighter to die in just over a week.
Michael Hallenbeck from Shingle Springs, Calif., was killed fighting the Sierra fire near Lake Tahoe when a tree fell on him. Another firefighter was injured.
"The incident occurred at approximately 5:30 p.m. in a remote area between the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit and the Eldorado National Forest," according to the statement.