Biographical Info
Age: 49
Additional Info: Mark Allen Stanley was employed with the Tennessee Division of Forestry.
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Stanley was killed by a falling tree.
Date of Incident: April 13, 2006
From the U.S. Fire Administrtion
During dozer line construction in preparation for a pine under-story prescribed burn, Forest Technician Mark Stanley instructed a dozer to push down a dead snag. Upon engaging with the blade of the dozer, a large dead Red Oak suddenly broke loose at ground level and struck Stanley standing on the ground just within reach of the top of the tree.