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Through The Years
THE BEGINNING! CCFD in the 1950s
CHAPTER 2: GROWTH! The 1960s were a time of growth for CCFD
The Next Era The 1970s expanded CCFD noteably
Fires that Forever Changed CCFD Big fires on the Las Vegas Strip in the 1980s
Featured Stories
The El Rancho Hotel Fire Details about the 1960 fire that destroyed the hotel
El Rancho Fire in Photos See photos of the blaze the ended the era of the El Rancho
Historic Las Vegas Hilton Hotel Fire 1981 fire ravages Hilton Resort
Gold Strike Hotel & Casino Fire Fire fully engulfs Boulder City hotel
The PEPCON Explosion PEPCON Explosion in Henderson