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 Camp Fire ( 2018 ) which killed 85 civilians
1933 Griffith Park Fire
1933 Griffith Park Fire
Yarnell Hill Fire