BLM AIDE CRAVENS DIES IN FIRE
Fairbanks Daily News, April 24, 1972
Larry Frank Cravens, 29, of 1-A-6 Tanana Trailer Court died in a fire at his home early Sunday morning.
Cravens, an eight-year employee of BLM Fairbanks, apparently died of smoke inhalation. Firemen from the University Fire Department were able to reach Cravens and pull him from the flaming trailer but were unable to revive him through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the resuscitator machine while he was en route to the hospital.
A preliminary investigation into the blaze indicated the fire may have been caused by unattended cooking utensils, fire officials said.
Cravens was alone in the trailer and is survived by his widow, Sarah who had gone to her grandfather's funeral and Chalkyitsuk.
Firemen from the University Fire Department and the Aurora Fire Department of Fairbanks fought the blaze for an hour and a half.
There wil be visitation at Chapel of Chimes Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Chapel of chimes Thursday, 1 p.m. and burial will be at Northern Lights Memorial Park.
Charles was born in 1942 in Macomb, Ill. In 1960 he went to work for the U.S. Forest Services in Idaho and came to Fairbanks in 1964 where he joined BLM.
In 1964, Cravens learned to parachute jump and by 1966 he was promoted to smoke jumper squad leader and in 1970 he became foreman of the BLM smoke jumpers.
According to his assistant, Alan Dunton, it was ironic that Cravens, whose hazardous occupation of smoke jumping led him to some 90 jumps, should die in a fire at his home.
Just recently, Cravens received a pay raise in conjunction with a special achievement award given him for outstanding work in fire fighting and smoke jumper training. The citation accompanying his award read, "The sustained high quality of the work that you accomplish and the competent manner with which you handle the varied demands of your job deserve special recognition." The award was the first of its type to be given in Alaska.
In addition to his profession, Cravens was a pilot and assistant big game guide.
His mother, father and sister are coming from Illinois for the funeral. His widow is staying with friends in Fairbanks.
Fairbanks Daily News, April 24, 1972
Larry Frank Cravens, 29, of 1-A-6 Tanana Trailer Court died in a fire at his home early Sunday morning.
Cravens, an eight-year employee of BLM Fairbanks, apparently died of smoke inhalation. Firemen from the University Fire Department were able to reach Cravens and pull him from the flaming trailer but were unable to revive him through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the resuscitator machine while he was en route to the hospital.
A preliminary investigation into the blaze indicated the fire may have been caused by unattended cooking utensils, fire officials said.
Cravens was alone in the trailer and is survived by his widow, Sarah who had gone to her grandfather's funeral and Chalkyitsuk.
Firemen from the University Fire Department and the Aurora Fire Department of Fairbanks fought the blaze for an hour and a half.
There wil be visitation at Chapel of Chimes Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Chapel of chimes Thursday, 1 p.m. and burial will be at Northern Lights Memorial Park.
Charles was born in 1942 in Macomb, Ill. In 1960 he went to work for the U.S. Forest Services in Idaho and came to Fairbanks in 1964 where he joined BLM.
In 1964, Cravens learned to parachute jump and by 1966 he was promoted to smoke jumper squad leader and in 1970 he became foreman of the BLM smoke jumpers.
According to his assistant, Alan Dunton, it was ironic that Cravens, whose hazardous occupation of smoke jumping led him to some 90 jumps, should die in a fire at his home.
Just recently, Cravens received a pay raise in conjunction with a special achievement award given him for outstanding work in fire fighting and smoke jumper training. The citation accompanying his award read, "The sustained high quality of the work that you accomplish and the competent manner with which you handle the varied demands of your job deserve special recognition." The award was the first of its type to be given in Alaska.
In addition to his profession, Cravens was a pilot and assistant big game guide.
His mother, father and sister are coming from Illinois for the funeral. His widow is staying with friends in Fairbanks.
BLM AIDE CRAVENS DIES IN FIRE
Fairbanks Daily News, April 24, 1972
Larry Frank Cravens, 29, of 1-A-6 Tanana Trailer Court died in a fire at his home early Sunday morning.
Cravens, an eight-year employee of BLM Fairbanks, apparently died of smoke inhalation. Firemen from the University Fire Department were able to reach Cravens and pull him from the flaming trailer but were unable to revive him through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the resuscitator machine while he was en route to the hospital.
A preliminary investigation into the blaze indicated the fire may have been caused by unattended cooking utensils, fire officials said.
Cravens was alone in the trailer and is survived by his widow, Sarah who had gone to her grandfather's funeral and Chalkyitsuk.
Firemen from the University Fire Department and the Aurora Fire Department of Fairbanks fought the blaze for an hour and a half.
There wil be visitation at Chapel of Chimes Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Chapel of chimes Thursday, 1 p.m. and burial will be at Northern Lights Memorial Park.
Charles was born in 1942 in Macomb, Ill. In 1960 he went to work for the U.S. Forest Services in Idaho and came to Fairbanks in 1964 where he joined BLM.
In 1964, Cravens learned to parachute jump and by 1966 he was promoted to smoke jumper squad leader and in 1970 he became foreman of the BLM smoke jumpers.
According to his assistant, Alan Dunton, it was ironic that Cravens, whose hazardous occupation of smoke jumping led him to some 90 jumps, should die in a fire at his home.
Just recently, Cravens received a pay raise in conjunction with a special achievement award given him for outstanding work in fire fighting and smoke jumper training. The citation accompanying his award read, "The sustained high quality of the work that you accomplish and the competent manner with which you handle the varied demands of your job deserve special recognition." The award was the first of its type to be given in Alaska.
In addition to his profession, Cravens was a pilot and assistant big game guide.
His mother, father and sister are coming from Illinois for the funeral. His widow is staying with friends in Fairbanks.
Fairbanks Daily News, April 24, 1972
Larry Frank Cravens, 29, of 1-A-6 Tanana Trailer Court died in a fire at his home early Sunday morning.
Cravens, an eight-year employee of BLM Fairbanks, apparently died of smoke inhalation. Firemen from the University Fire Department were able to reach Cravens and pull him from the flaming trailer but were unable to revive him through mouth-to-mouth resuscitation or the resuscitator machine while he was en route to the hospital.
A preliminary investigation into the blaze indicated the fire may have been caused by unattended cooking utensils, fire officials said.
Cravens was alone in the trailer and is survived by his widow, Sarah who had gone to her grandfather's funeral and Chalkyitsuk.
Firemen from the University Fire Department and the Aurora Fire Department of Fairbanks fought the blaze for an hour and a half.
There wil be visitation at Chapel of Chimes Wednesday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be at the Chapel of chimes Thursday, 1 p.m. and burial will be at Northern Lights Memorial Park.
Charles was born in 1942 in Macomb, Ill. In 1960 he went to work for the U.S. Forest Services in Idaho and came to Fairbanks in 1964 where he joined BLM.
In 1964, Cravens learned to parachute jump and by 1966 he was promoted to smoke jumper squad leader and in 1970 he became foreman of the BLM smoke jumpers.
According to his assistant, Alan Dunton, it was ironic that Cravens, whose hazardous occupation of smoke jumping led him to some 90 jumps, should die in a fire at his home.
Just recently, Cravens received a pay raise in conjunction with a special achievement award given him for outstanding work in fire fighting and smoke jumper training. The citation accompanying his award read, "The sustained high quality of the work that you accomplish and the competent manner with which you handle the varied demands of your job deserve special recognition." The award was the first of its type to be given in Alaska.
In addition to his profession, Cravens was a pilot and assistant big game guide.
His mother, father and sister are coming from Illinois for the funeral. His widow is staying with friends in Fairbanks.
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