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List of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States

List of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States

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Below is a list of the deadliest firefighter disasters in the United States, in which more than five firefighters died. "Firefighter" is defined as a professional trained to fight fires. Hence the 1933 Griffith Park fire is excluded, as it killed 29 untrained civilians.

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Footnotes

  1. [N 1]
    Another source says that there were 86 deaths, but this seems to count almost all of the civilians as well.[2]
  2. [N 2]
    Angeles National Forest. Approximately 2,500 feet (760 m) southwest of the Pacoima Dam. Page 12 & 43 of The Loop Fire Report reference has map with the location marked relative to the dam.

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    "DREADFUL LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY!; LARGE FIRE IN BROADWAY. Falling in of the Wall. Firemen Buried Under the Ruins. TEN MEN KILLED! AND SEVERAL DANGEROUSLY INJURED. $20,000 worth of Property Destroyed". New-York Daily Times. April 26, 1854. p. 4.
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