Firefighter who died ID'd
STAGECOACH FIRE IN THE KERNRIVER VALLEY.THE BIG PINE VOLUNTEER FIREDEPARTMENT POSTING ONFACEBOOK -- IDENTIFYING HIM ASENGINEER PETE HEIN.KERN COUNTY FIRE OFFICIALSSAYING THE DEATH WAS NOT DUE TOTHE FIRE -- BUT DUE TO ANACCUTE MEDICAL EMERGENCY.HEIN WAS A MEMBER OF THE BIGPINE FIRE DEPARTMENT FORFIVE YEARS... AND WAS ALSO ACAPTAIN WITH THE CAL FIRE BISHOPFIRE CAMP.HE ALSO SPENT TIME AS AFIREFIGHTER WITH THE INYONATIONAL FOREST.AS FOR THE FIRE -- OFFICIALSSTILL EXPECT TO HAVE FULLCONTAINMENT TODAY.IT'S COVERED MORE THAN 77HUNDRED ACRES AND HASDESTROYED 20 HOMES.THE EVACUATION ORDERS FOR THEVALLEY VIEW AREA HAVE BEENLIFTED.