From the text ... 'In the summer of 1994, Colorado suffered its worst drought in decades. Severe fire weather was certain to come. On July 2, a major storm hit the State with dry lightning strikes, igniting thousands of wildland fires. Suddenly, the fire blew up. Witnesses at the helibase below Storm King Mountain watched in helpless horror as smoke billowed across the slopes, enveloping the fire shelters they could see deployed. Within minutes, 14 of the 49 people on Storm King Mountain -- more than a quarter of the firefighting force -- lay dead. Others, some badly burned, escaped over the ridge, while still others survived in their fire shelters. It took hours for many of the traumatized survivors to descend the -mountain to safety. Meanwhile, the fire continued to rage, burning 2,115 acres (856 ha) before finally coming under control on July 11. This article summarizes a detailed study by the authors on the fire behavior associated with the South Canyon Fire (Butler et al. 1998). What fire-related factors contributed to the tragedy? And what lessons do they teach?'