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In the Line of Duty
Andrew Brake, 40 - Sacramento, California
8/9/2018
Andrew Brake Heavy Equipment Mechanic CAL FIRE Sacramento, California Age: 40 Gender: Male Status: Career Years of Service: 6 Date of Incident: Aug. 9, 2018 Date of Death: Aug. 9, 2018 On Aug. 9, 2018, at 12:19 a.m., Heavy Equipment Mechanic Andrew Brake was driving northbound on Highway 99 when his CAL FIRE support vehicle left the road, hit a tree and burst into flames. He was the only person in the vehicle. The collision happened near Los Molinos in Tehama County. Brake was assigned to the Carr Fire, burning in Shasta and Trinity counties.