Remembering The Kamiseya Fire, September 24, 1965

On the evening of the 23rd, over 110 personnel reported to their duty stations for the mid-watch, entering the operations complex through Building 25. The structure was a two story wooden facility, in front of “the tunnel” where the actual work took place. In the early morning hours of the 24th, a fire broke out in the building and thick black smoke began filtering into both floors and also, tragically, into the air conditioning system of the operations area. To this day, there is debate about the initial cause of the blaze. Some blamed faulty wiring; others attributed it to an overheated incinerator. The fact was that a serious, life-threatening situation was developing. LTC Eugene Chu Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Maj Kim Patterson MAJ Ken Landgren Maj (Join to see) CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana Capt Dwayne Conyers Capt Gregory Prickett MSgt Steve Sweeney MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Michael Bischoff 1SG (Join to see) SSgt Richard Kensinger SP5 Dennis Loberger PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin CPL LaForest Gray SrA John Monette A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney SPC Kevin Ford