Biographical Info
Age: 36
Additional Info: Battalion Chief Robert Stone had served with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection for 18 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stone was killed in an airplane crash.
Date of Incident: September 6, 2006
Crash of CDF plane claims the lives of two Calif. firefighters
Mercury-Register Online
Investigators are examining an OV-10 Airtactical aircraft that crashed today in the Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest and claimed the lives of two firefighters.
Battalion Chief Robert Paul Stone of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, and DynCorp Pilot George “Sandy” Willett were both killed in the crash shortly after 10:30 a.m. while on a mission east of Springville in Tulare County.
Battalion Chief Stone, 36, was a resident of Visalia and an 18-year employee of CDF. He is survived by his wife, Mary Marinda “Rindi” Stone and two children Wil, age 8, and Libbie, age 4.
Full Story: Crash of CDF plane claims the lives of two Calif. firefighters