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Victims of the 1955 Hacienda Fire in La Habra Heights

On September 2, 1955, an explosive brush fire, known as the Hacienda Fire, swept 1150 acres in La Habra Heights, California. Captain Glenn Rockey of LACoFD Engine 4 was killed, while trying to rescue 5 juvenile members of LA County Probation Forestry Camp Crew 5-1. The 5 members of Crew 5-1 also succumbed to burn injuries. The fire also severely burned seven others. As a result of these deaths and the deaths on the Canyon Fire or Canyon Inn Fire in 1968, the Los Angeles County Fire Department re-evaluated and discontinued the practice of using juveniles to fight fire.

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Terry Martin Kelly

28 Aug 1938 – 2 Sep 1955

Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Glenn La Vern Pendergast

15 Sep 1937 – 2 Sep 1955

Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA

Glenn Eldon Rockey

10 Sep 1910 – 2 Sep 1955

Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Gregory Sambrano Jr.

22 Aug 1938 – 3 Sep 1955

Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA

William Stanley Strock

2 Mar 1939 – 2 Sep 1955

Glendora, Los Angeles County, California, USA

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