according to the national fire protection association, it was the greatest loss of life for firefighters in a wildfire since the 1933 griffith park fire, the greatest loss of firefighters in the united states since the september 11 attacks in 2001, and the deadliest wildfire of any kind since the 1991 east bay hills fire. the number of total fatalities—although not of firefighters—has since been surpassed by california's 2018 camp fire which killed 85 civilians.