South Canyon Fire

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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 6th.

It was the subject of John Maclean's book Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire.

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Butler, Bret W.; Bartlette, Roberta A.; Bradshaw, Larry S.; Cohen, Jack D.; Andrews, Patricia L.; Putnam, Richard J. & Mangan (1998-11), Fire Behavior Associated with the 1994 South Canyon Fire on Storm King Mountain, Colorado, United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, <http://www.coloradofirecamp.com/south-canyon-fire/index.htm>. Retrieved on 4 March 2008