Incident Name: Liebre Fire, Angeles National Forest, CA
Date: 8/14/1965
Personnel: Warren E Tilson
Age: 31
Agency/Organization: Los Angeles County Fire on a federal jurisdiction fire
Position: firefighter
Summary: On August 14, 1965, Firefighter Captain Warren Tilson and an engine crew were fighting the Libre Fire on the Angeles National Forest. Captain Tilson died while setting a backfire to save the engine crew.
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Libre Fire, 1965
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- From NWCG Fire Fatality Record: Historical Wildland Firefighter Fatalities 1910 – 1996 (407 K pdf)Date: 1965
Fire Name / Location: Liebre Fire, Angeles NF, CA
1 fatality
Agency: LA County
Fire behavior observed: Unknown, not reported
Remarks: L.A. Captain died setting backfire to save engine crew.
- From 1965 CA Memorial Wall database, this is the only Los Angeles County or City fatality in 1965:Warren E Tilson, Los Angeles City
Date: 8/14/1965
Cause of death not stated
- California, Death Index: Warren E TilsonName: Warren E Tilson
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 14 Aug 1965
Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birth Date: 07 Aug 1934
Birthplace: Texas
Gender: Male
Father’s Name:
Mother’s Name: Butterfi
Age: 31
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