Deputy Lauren E. Dow
Tooele County Sheriff's Office
Date of death: August 26, 1975
Cause: Brush fire

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Tooele CO SO Deputy Sgt. Lauren E. Dow, 27, lost his life Aug. 26, 1975, from burns received while fighting a brush fire east of Stockton. Dow and Tooele City Animal Control Officer Danny James, 19, were driving a fire vehicle near the 300 acre blaze when winds pushed the flames in their direction. Both men were overcome and later died of their injuries in separate hospitals. 

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