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Name: David Jamsa
Rank: Pilot
Age: 45
Gender: Male
Status: Wildland Contract
Years of Service: 4
Date of Incident: 08/20/2009
Time of Incident: 1545hrs
Date of Death: 08/20/2009
Fire Department: U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management - Nevada State Office
Address: 1340 Financial BLVD, Reno, NV 89502
Fire Department Chief: Director Ron Wenker
Incident Description: A single engine air tanker (SEAT) crashed in the Clan Alpine Mountains of Churchill County on Thursday (8/20) dropping fire retardant on the Hoyt Fire. The pilot, Dave Jamsa, was transported by helicopter to medical facilities in Lovelock, Nevada, where he was pronounced dead. The aircraft was an Air Tractor AT-802A, owned by Minuteman Aerial Application, Inc., of Missoula, Montana. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have an investigation team in-route.
Incident Location: Clan Alpine Mountains, Churchill County Nevada
Funeral Arrangements: Pending
Memorial Fund Contact and Address: Pending
Tribute is being paid to Pilot David Jamsa at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/
To date, 64 firefighter fatalities have been reported to USFA in 2009; 62 from incidents that occurred in 2009 and two from previous year incidents. Year-to-date monthly and annual USFA firefighter fatality reports are posted online @ http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/fatalities/statistics/ff_stats.shtm
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