Dozer overturned during the 2016 Soberanes Fire SALINAS, Calif. (AP) – The owner of a bulldozer that overturned and killed the operator while battling a huge California wildfire has been found ...

A dozer operator has died during night time operations in the growing Soberanes Fire, which has also been declared a state of emergency by the state. The wildland fire expanded to more than 23,500 ...

A bulldozer operator was killed battling the Soberanes Fire that grew to 23,568 acres overnight near Big Sur, and prompted officials to declare a state of emergency.

At 81, Smith was one of the older guys working on fires, but dozer operators said it's common for people to work into their 60s and 70s. Fighting fire is a specialized skill, and while the pay is ...

The U.S. Fire Administration has announced the official on-duty death of Dozer Operator Robert Oliver Reagan III, 35 a contractor with CAL FIRE on July 26, 2016 ...

Opening a restaurant—or retrofitting one with new, upgraded equipment—has never been more costly. Inflation and supply-chain disruptions have sent equipment pricing to unprecedented levels. With ...

MONTEREY COUNTY (CBS SF) -- Prosecutors in Monterey County have filed felony charges against the owner of a firm that employed a bulldozer operator who was killed when his vehicle rolled over ...

A huge wildfire burning near Redding turned fatal Thursday when a dozer operator was killed fighting the blaze, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. The blaze has ...

Fires Dozer operator killed in I-80 car crash on way to fight North Fire in Tahoe forest, officials say By Michael McGough September 12, 2018 7:43 AM ...

State workplace regulators are citing the company that hired a bulldozer operator killed during the massive Carr Fire over the summer for not having valid workers’ compensation coverage. The ...

The 18-page report, prepared by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also describes how 81-year-old bulldozer operator Don Ray Smith lost his life in the Carr Fire.