Archive Record
Metadata
Title |
Fatal and Near-Fatal Forest Fires The Common Denominators |
Catalog Number |
2015.014.013 |
Object Name |
Article |
Scope & Content |
Fatal and Near-Fatal Forest Fires 1976 >> Full Title: "Fatal and Near-Fatal Forest Fires The Common Denominators," by Carl C. Wilson; from the International Fire Chief magazine (undated) >> A review of Forest Service records between 1926 and 1976 shows that 145 men died on 41 fires from fire-induced injuries. The largest loses on single fires occurred on Blackwater fire in Wyoming in 1937 and on the Rattlesnake fire in California in 1953. In each case 13 people died. >> A similar study made of people lost on fires in areas protected by other Federal agencies and State, county and private agencies reveals 77 fire-induced fatalities on 26 fires. One fire responsible for the largest number of lives lost was the 1933 Griffith Park fire in southern California. >> Table 1: List of fires with fire name, National Forest, year, fire behavior and remarks >> Table 2 --- same as Table 1 but for other agencies >>Table 3 and 4 -- Near-fatal fires |
Year Range from |
1976 |
Year Range to |
1976 |
People |
Wilson, Carl C. |
Subjects |
Fire Fatalities Fire-Behavior Blackwater fire Rattlesnake fire Griffith Park fire |
Search Terms |
Fire Fatalities Fire-Behavior |
Catalog date |
2015-05-26 |
Extent of Description |
6 pages, Letter size paper |
Collection |
Herbolsheimer, William |