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LOS ANGELES — The San Diego County firefighter who died last month fighting the Thomas fire in Ventura County was putting out a spot fire when he found himself trapped by flames, according to a preliminary report released by Cal Fire this week.
The report details the events that led to the death of 32-year-old Cory Iverson, who died on the fire lines in Fillmore on the morning of Dec. 14.
The North County resident was married with a 2-year-old daughter. His wife is pregnant with their second child, due this spring.
Cal Fire released the preliminary report, called a “green sheet,” to the Union-Tribune on Tuesday.
Iverson and four other firefighters were laying hose along a bulldozer-created fire break. All five wore packs, each containing 300 feet of 1.5-inch hose, the report states. Iverson was also carrying a scraping tool.