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Frijoles Canyon Fire Hit by Tree Fatality 1933

  • Location:

    New Mexico
  • Date:

    08/30/1933
  • Incident Type:

    Hit by Tree
  • Description:

    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Crew Leader Santos Martinez was killed on a fire in Frijoles Canyon inside Bandelier National Monument. Details of the incident are not readily available, and sources conflict as to the date of the incident. 

    This information was taken from the document "CCC Members Lost in Forest Firefighting."