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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated March 21, 1964 reads, "Struggling over steep, rocky terrain, firemen quickly contained a potentially dangerous brush fire yesterday in Santa Susana Pass near the Los Angeles - Ventura County line. Battalion Chief Keith Fallgreen said the fire was sparked by a flare left at the roadside after a traffic accident. Not taking any chances, officials rushed more than 100 men, 20 fire units, bulldozers and a borate bomber to the two-acre blaze."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Fires--California--Chatsworth (Los Angeles) Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles Mountains--California, Southern Santa Susana Pass (Calif.) Santa Susana Mountains (Calif.) Chatsworth (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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