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  2. South Canyon Fire - Wikipedia

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    The South Canyon Fire was a 1994 wildfire that took the lives of 14 wildland firefighters on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado, on July 6, 1994. It is often also referred to as the "Storm King" fire. It was the subject of John Maclean's book Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire.

  3. U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal - Wikipedia

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    One aspect which several investigations brought to the fore was the impact on firefighting efforts. An investigation into the July 1994 South Canyon fire in Colorado, which killed 14 firefighters, concluded that "Air support was inadequate for implementing strategies and tactics." Eitel has alleged that the reason for inadequate air support was ...

  4. Storm King Mountain (Garfield County, Colorado) - Wikipedia

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    It is the site of the July 1994 South Canyon Fire in which 14 firefighters died. After the fire eliminated valuable vegetation and ground cover, torrential rains caused a mudslide on the night of September 1, 1994, that buried 30 cars and seriously injured two people on Interstate 70 .

  5. Where does the Waldo Canyon Fire investigation stand in 2022

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    No one knows who started the 2012 Waldo Canyon Fire. Getting answers about where the investigation stands now wasn't easy. We were passed from the US Forest Service to the FBI to the Colorado ...

  6. Fire on the Mountain (Maclean book) - Wikipedia

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    Fire on the Mountain (ISBN 0061829617) is a 1999 non-fiction book by John N. Maclean that describes the most famous wildland fire of the late 20th century. The book describes the events and aftermath of the South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain on July 6, 1994, in Colorado , which took the lives of 14 firefighters .

  7. Wildland Firefighters National Monument - Wikipedia

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    In early July 1994, fourteen firefighters were killed fighting the South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain, near Glenwood Springs, Colorado.The Wildland Firefighter Foundation, an organization which assists fallen firefighters and their families, began to seek a way to honor the fourteen firefighters and others who had died in the line of duty, leading to the idea for the present monument.

  8. Colorado wildfire blamed for one death as California blaze ...

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    The individual killed in the Stone Canyon Fire, burning about 20 miles (32 km) north of Boulder, Colorado, was found on Wednesday in one of five homes destroyed near Rocky Mountain National Park ...

  9. List of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States

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    South Canyon Fire: July 6, 1994: 14 4] [2] 11 Strand Theatre fire (Brockton ... Queens soap plant fire October 26, 1962: 6 17] [18] 28 Kansas City ammonium nitrate ...