Loop Fire (California) – November 1, 1966 - NWCG
Incident Summary: The Angeles National Forest in Southern California is known for its steep, rocky terrain and common strong, dry downhill wind, known as Santa Ana winds. At 0519, a …
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Staff Ride to the Loop Fire. On November 1, 1966, the El Cariso Hotshots, a U.S. …
Loop Fire Entrapment Fatalities 1966
The Loop Fire started on November 1, 1966 in a canyon near the boundary of the Angeles National Forest in California. The fire spread rapidly by Santa Ana winds. At 1500, the El …
Loop fire, 43 years ago - Wildfire Today
Nov 3, 2009 · On November 1, 1966, the El Cariso Hotshots were trapped by flames as they worked on a steep hillside in Pacoima Canyon on the Angeles National Forest. Ten members …
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Loop Fire - Wikipedia
The Loop Fire was a wildfire in Angeles National Forest, above Sylmar, California. Twelve members of the El Cariso Hotshots were killed: 10 died at the scene November 1, 1966; two …
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Loss and rebirth in a ’66 fire - Los Angeles Times
The Loop fire of Nov. 1, 1966, was a watershed in wild land firefighting. It led to a clearer understanding of the perils posed by narrow canyons, of the way they could, with the slightest...
Aftermath of the burn | News - Loma Linda University
Jan 12, 2017 · The aftermath of the Loop Fire brought landmark improvements in wilderness firefighting tactics. “Many things changed as a result of this tragedy, including heightened awareness about the dangers of chimney canyons, …
Staff Ride to the Loop Fire - NWCG
Staff Ride to the Loop Fire. On November 1, 1966, the El Cariso Hotshots, a U.S. Forest Service Interregional Wildland Firefighting crew, was trapped by flames as they worked on a steep hillside in Pacoima Canyon on the Angeles National …
A Loop Fire survivor describes the disaster - Wildfire Today
Nov 4, 2014 · It has been 49 years and three days since 12 wildland firefighters perished on the Loop Fire, November 1, 1966. The El Cariso Hotshots were constructing fireline on the …
Memorial Monday – The Loop Fire (CA) - National Fallen …
Nov 29, 2021 · The Loop Fire started after 5:00 am on November 1, 1966, from a faulty electrical line at the U.S. Army’s Los Pinetos Nike Missile Site in the Angeles National Forest. The fire rapidly spread from the mountain top to the urban areas, being pushed by the 60 mile an hour Santa Ana winds.
