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  • FireStorm '77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire (2021)
  • 54 min | Documentary
FireStorm '77: The True Story of the Honda Canyon Fire (2021)
54 min | Documentary
A combination of hurricane-force winds and the snapping of an electrical pole starts the Honda Canyon Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, early in the morning of December 20, 1977. Over a thousand people consisting of ...See moreA combination of hurricane-force winds and the snapping of an electrical pole starts the Honda Canyon Fire on Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, early in the morning of December 20, 1977. Over a thousand people consisting of professional firemen and military personnel fight the fire. Outlier winds would increase to over a hundred miles per hour, making the firefight almost impossible. In the course of events, a conflict of cultures emerged. Military commanders, fearful of the Base's cold war secrets being compromised, attempted to control the protocols and procedures of the civilian fire fighters called upon to battle the enormous blaze, offering up their own untrained personnel to fight a conflagration that, for all intents and purposes, should have never been fought and couldn't be beaten. Four fatalities and sixty-five injuries result. Almost ten thousand acres burn, resulting in significant damage to the military installation infrastructure. Ironically and fortuitously, the fire will be out, a little more than 30 hours later, due to an incoming Pacific rain storm. The Air Force quickly declares it a victory, a battle won by its brave Airmen. However, those who were there will tell you a different story. Firestorm '77 recounts the confusion and chaos of December 1977 as told by those that were there on the front lines. See less
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Directors
Dennis R. Ford (as Dennis Ford) | Chris Hite
Writer
Joseph Valencia (author)
Producers
Dennis R. Ford (as Dennis Ford) | Glenn Fuss | Chris Hite | Joseph Valencia
Cinematographers
Chris Hite | Curtis Yap
Editors
Dennis R. Ford (as Dennis Ford) | Chris Hite
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Updated Mar 9, 2021
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Mar 9, 2021 (United States)
Awards
12 wins & 5 nominations

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