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CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT: Matt Streck, Fire Captain, (619) 922-4528
RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2007
Firefighter Dies in Line of Duty
Bulldozer Rollover Claims Life of Matthew Will
Matthew Richard Will, a heavy fire equipment operator with the
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), died
this morning as the result of a bulldozer rollover in Monterey County
yesterday afternoon.
Will, 30, was battling the Colorado Fire in Monterey County on Monday,
October 8 when his bulldozer overturned. He was airlifted to San Jose
Regional Medical Center for treatment and died this morning from
injuries sustained in the rollover.
Will, a resident of Hollister, was assigned to Hollister Air Attack Base
in the San Benito Monterey Unit. He started with CAL FIRE, then known as
CDF, on May 19, 2003 as a heavy fire equipment operator. He recently
graduated from the department's fire academy in Ione.
Immediate survivors include his wife, Diana Will, his son Trysten, 10,
and daughter Elsie, 8.
Additional information will be forthcoming from CAL FIRE as it develops.
CONTACT: Matt Streck, Fire Captain, (619) 922-4528
RELEASE DATE: October 9, 2007
Firefighter Dies in Line of Duty
Bulldozer Rollover Claims Life of Matthew Will
Matthew Richard Will, a heavy fire equipment operator with the
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), died
this morning as the result of a bulldozer rollover in Monterey County
yesterday afternoon.
Will, 30, was battling the Colorado Fire in Monterey County on Monday,
October 8 when his bulldozer overturned. He was airlifted to San Jose
Regional Medical Center for treatment and died this morning from
injuries sustained in the rollover.
Will, a resident of Hollister, was assigned to Hollister Air Attack Base
in the San Benito Monterey Unit. He started with CAL FIRE, then known as
CDF, on May 19, 2003 as a heavy fire equipment operator. He recently
graduated from the department's fire academy in Ione.
Immediate survivors include his wife, Diana Will, his son Trysten, 10,
and daughter Elsie, 8.
Additional information will be forthcoming from CAL FIRE as it develops.
