Incident Name:
Date: 11/16/1985
Personnel: Kenneth A Burton of the Angeles National Forest
Age: 35
Agency/Organization: US Forest Service
Position: firefighter
Summary: Ken Burton, 35 years old, was a Battalion Chief on the Angeles National Forest. We were told that on November 16, 1985, he died in a vehicle crash, traveling from the district office to a fire meeting.
If anyone has more information, for example his district on the ANF or anything, please let us know.
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- California Death Index: Kenneth Alexander Burton
- US Forest Service Heroes Memorial: Kenneth A Burton
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- The Angeles National Forest has a trail named after Kenneth Burton.
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