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To: goldworldnet who wrote (245361)	4/11/2008 3:18:59 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Wag Dodge suffered great persecution and guilt as a result of surviving when his men did not. He was not at fault for their deaths, but he suffered as though he were. My dearest and oldest friend, shown with me in the picture taken nearly sixty years after we knew Wag Dodge, knew him better than I did. (My acquaintance was very brief, as I recall, just playing horseshoes outside the Ranger Station office or something like that.) Bill said Wag had told him that the reason he survived was that he was too exhausted to run like the others did and was forced therefore to take the measures that saved his life. We were both children at the time. Wag Dodge died before reaching age 40, while we were still children. I'll tell you one thing about the analysis in your post: nobody knows for sure exactly what happened, or why. The fact remains that it was a pivotal tragedy. The Forest Service ultimately developed the ten standard fire fighting orders to prevent such incidents. When I heard about the Storm King Tragedy of a decade or so ago, I said to myself "I bet one of the ten standard orders was violated." The investigation revealed that NINE of the ten were violated in one form or another. Standard Firefighting Orders 1. Keep informed on fire weather conditions and forecasts. 2. Know what your fire is doing at all times. 3. Base all actions on current and expected behavior of the fire. 4. Identify escape routes and safety zones and make them known. 5. Post lookouts when there is possible danger. 6. Be alert. Keep calm. Think clearly. Act decisively. 7. Maintain prompt communications with your forces, your supervisor, and adjoining forces. 8. Give clear instructions and insure they are understood. 9. Maintain control of your forces at all times. 10. Fight fire aggressively, having provided for safety first.