[californiadisasters] Loop Fire 44th Anniversary

Two weeks ago yesterday was the 44th anniversary of the tragic Loop Fire blow-up in Pacoima Canyon on the Angeles National Forest.

That day the El Cariso Hotshots got entrapped in a blow-up situation caused by a spot fire that developed below them as they worked mid-slope without a safety zone.

Ten hotshots were killed immediately at the scene and two others later died of their burns while most of the 19 remaining hotshots were critically burned.

Kim Patrick Noyes
Paso Robles, CA

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