Smokejumper Obituary: Stevenson, Andrew "Big Andy" (Redding 1966)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Andy, 74, died Feb. 1, 2012, in Mount Shasta, California. He served in the U.S. Army before embarking on a career that culminated as fire management officer with the U.S. Forest Service. "Big Andy" started his USFS career as a tanker crewman in 1955, he was a fire prevention tech 1962-67, fire prevention officer 1967-79, AFMO 1980-82, and District Fire Management Officer 1982-88. Andy rookied at Redding in 1965 and was part of the retred program 1966-71. He was one of a group of 12 founders that brought the Mt. Shasta Snowman Hill Group back to life in 2002. The membership has grown to over 425 senior ski, snowboard and telemark enthusiasts age 50 and over.

Identifier

Stevenson_Andrew-Big-Andy_Redding_1966

Publication Date

February 2012

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Stevenson, Andrew "Big Andy" (Redding 1966)" (2012). Smokejumper Obituaries. 860.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/860