Incident Summary:

7/27/1994: Earth First! members claimed responsibility for setting arson to logging equipment at Dave Littlejohn Logging Company near Olympia, Washington in the United States. The arson destroyed a log loader. There were no casualties in the incident. This incident was one in a series of two; the second arson occurred four days later at the same logging company, damaging more equipment. Nine days later, both incidents were claimed in a phone call to the contract logging association, stating that the destruction was "retaliation by the Earth Firsters to protect the planet Earth from loggers."

GTD ID:
199407270010

When:
1994-07-27

Country:
United States

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Washington

City:
Scott Lake

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Dave Littlejohn Logging Company
Specific Description equipment at logging company near Olympia, WA
Nationality of Target United States
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Additional Information This incident was one of two arsons at the Dave Littlejohn Logging Company, which were 4 days apart, and both claimed by Earth First!
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Earth First! Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Call (post-incident))
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Rob Tucker, "The In Basket: Loggers worry 'monkey wrenchers' could be headed this way," The News Tribune, September 9, 1994.
James L. Outman and Elisabeth M. Outman, "Terrorism Almanac," The Gale Group, Inc., 2003.