LINE OF DUTY DEATH – OREGON: August 10th 2022: Collin Hagan (BLM – Hotshot) was killed in action on August 10th, 2022at the “Big Swamp Fire” burning near Oakridge, Oregon. Hagan was struck and killed by a falling tree. Our deepest sympathy to his family and fellow firefighters. Hagan was 27 years old.
Courtesy of Washington State Fire Wire
George Custer lives in Oakridge with his wife Sayre. George is a former smokejumper from his hometown of Cave Junction, a former captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. and ran a construction company in Southern California. George assumed the volunteer duties as the Editor of the Highway 58 Herald in 2022. He loves riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle, building all things wood, and playing drums on the weekends in his office.
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