IDAHO FALLS -- The U-S Forest Service has suspended firefighting
credentials for employees involved in last summer's deadly Cramer fire
north of Salmon.
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The Forest Service has suspended the firefighting credentials for employees involved in last summer's deadly Cramer fire near Salmon.
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Citing privacy issues, officials refuse to release the number of
credentials that will be suspended. Suspensions will be held until the
Forest Service completes an investigation into potential misconduct in
the July 22nd fire that killed 24-year-old Jeff Allen and 22-year-old
Shane Heath.
Earlier reports by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and
the Forest Service conclude the Forest Service violated safety standards.
Forest spokeswoman Erin O'Connor says the names or penalties of
firefighters who may be disciplined after the investigations will not be
public information.
She says the Forest Service must balance the public's right to know and
the employees' right to privacy.
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