Arizona Deputy State Forester Jerry Payne reportedly made critical remarks about Eric Marsh, the leader of the Granite Mountain Hotshots team that lost 19 members in the Yarnell Hill (AZ) Fire on June 30.
Wildland Fire杀死了包括Marsh在内的20名成员Hotshot团队的19名成员。暴风雨迫使大火改变方向，直接驶向消防员的道路。机组人员花了15天才能完全控制大火。
在有关独立新闻博客调查媒体的一篇文章中，引用佩恩说沼泽“打破了消防协议并使人们处于危险之中”。188金博网网址多少据称，佩恩说，沼泽应该张贴了一个look望端以追踪大火，不应将他的士兵带入一个充满茂密干燥植被的盲空中。然后，佩恩补充说，马什的决定是“严重的错误计算”。
The Forestry Division issued a statement on Tuesday, July 30, saying the comments were “personal, unauthorized opinions” that should not have been made public because official investigations have not been completed. State Forester Scott Hunt spoke out against Payne, apologizing on the State Forestry’s behalf for Payne’s “inappropriate expression of opinion as fact,” citing that the investigations are not yet complete.
Prescott (AZ) Fire Chief Dan Fraijo was offended by the criticisms against Marsh, describing him as “one of the most intelligent and hardest-working people” he has known. Fraijo referred to the remarks as one of the most disgusting incidents he’s seen in his career, and said Payne’s comments were “unethical and insensitive” amidst ongoing investigations.
Payne’s agency was responsible for firefighting operations on the day Marsh and his crew lost their lives. The agency has hired an outside team to conduct an investigation, and Hunt said his agency has taken no position on causes of deaths pending the investigation’s results.
佩恩与Arizona Republic星期二,saying the blogger John Dougherty misquoted and misrepresented him. Forestry spokesman Jim Paxon supported Payne’s assertions that he was misquoted. Paxon said Dougherty drew his own conclusions and that the article is an example of yellow journalism.
Dougherty, however, says Payne willingly gave his thoughts and opinions on Marsh’s performance. He claims Payne called him Tuesday to request a technical clarification but did not say he had been misquoted. Dougherty said Payne told him during the conversation, “‘I may lose my job.”
Spokesman for Governor Jan Brewer (AZ) said the governor had no information on whether Payne faces discipline or dismissal. Dougherty is quoted as saying if something did go wrong during the fire, and Payne loses his job for being honest, there is something wrong with that.
In an earlier interview withThe Republic,Payne hinted that the hotshots made mistakes and miscalculations, but also said the unpredictable nature of fires makes crews constantly re-evaluate safety precautions and risks.
佩恩补充说：“您可以看到有些事情做错了……在战斗中，我们都做错了什么……我不知道为什么他们离开了黑色。这对我来说没有任何意义。”帕克森说，目前尚不清楚为什么船员放弃了被烧毁的地区的安全。他说，如何做出决定以及谁做出的决定仍然不清楚。
A Serious Accident Investigation Team is investigating the causes of deaths for the 19 firefighters, and is expected to release its findings in mid-September.
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The Yarnell Hill Fire took more lives than any U.S. wildfire in the past 80 years. To read about the tragic fire’s development and aftermath, seeReport: Erratic Fire Behavior in Wildland Fire that Killed 19 AZ Firefighters,Damage Shocks Yarnell Fire Evacuees on Return Home, and尸检发现显示烧伤，呼吸问题杀死了AZ消防员.
