Staff Ride to the Loop Fire

Facilitator Support

Maps

Information Sources

Stand Descriptions

Research and pre-study resources for the Loop Fire Staff Ride:

Local Contact Information

Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles River Ranger District
12371 North Little Tujunga Canyon Road
San Fernando, CA 91342
Phone: (818) 899-1900

Los Angeles County Water Department
Pacoima Canyon Dam
15300 North Pacoima Canyon Road
Pacoima, CA 91331
Phone: (818) 361-8196

Audio/Visual references:

• GE fly-around animation of Loop Fire area (WMV, 14.8MB)
• Fatality Fire Case Study video NFES 2567
• Collection of newspaper photos from 1966 (Los Angeles Times)
• Collection of historical photos
• Collection of newspaper articles from 1966 and 1967 (Los Angeles Times)

• Loop Daily Fire Report (Form R5-5100-45) (PDF, 300K)
• U.S. Forest Service news releases following the accident (PDF, 368K)
• U.S. Forest Service memo regarding hotshot crew performance during 1966 (PDF, 356K)
• The Loop Fire Disaster (U.S. Forest Service investigation report) (PDF, 7.7Mb)
• Supplement Number 1 to the Loop Fire Disaster Report (PDF, 620K)
• The Loop Fire Disaster Report Brief from 1967 (PDF, 8.1MB)
• Loop Fire Training Package from 1967 (NARTC) (PDF, 2.4MB)
• Letter from Chief of the Forest Service (PDF, 2.3MB)
• Report of the Fire Safety Review Team from 1967 (PDF, 3.8MB)
• Report of the Fire Safety Review Team from 1967 (HTML)
• Fire Weather and Fire Behavior in the Loop Fire (1968 Fire Technology Journal) (PDF, 9.2MB)
• Paul Gleason's remarks from the monument commemoration in 1996 (PDF, 432K)

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