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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.
Sometimes referred to as the "Storm King Mountain fire". [15] Killed 14 firefighters. 1996: 11,875 acres (4,806 ha) Buffalo Creek fire: Pike National Forest south of Pine, Colorado: Destroyed 12 homes. 1996: 15,872 acres (6,423 ha) O'Pinion fire: Moffat County, Colorado, south of U.S. 40: 2000: 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) Kiowa County fire: Kiowa ...
Storm King Mountain is a mountain in the White River National Forest of the Rocky Mountains, 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, in northeastern Garfield County. It is on the north side of the Colorado River and Interstate 70 (I-70), between Glenwood Springs and New Castle .A ski lift at the Copper Mountain Ski Resort is ...
The Mountain fire is the sixth wildfire in this area of Ventura County since 1986, including most recently the 2023 South and 2019 Maria fires that burned thousands of acres in the western section ...
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.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced this week the start of a $26.3M safety improvement project on Route 9W across Storm King Mountain
Cal's sacrifice created a beacon of light towards Storm King Mountain that draws other passengers of Flight 828 to it (including Angelina's cult, but thankfully Eagan and Adrian are able to ...
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.