A brush and grass fire swept through a canyon in the Kensington Park area on the afternoon of Sept. 14, 1956. Firefighters responded to a call from the 3500 block of Ware Road, and the first engine reported a rapidly moving fire racing up the canyon walls and threatening homes along the canyon. It took six hours and 27 minutes to smother the flames. Twenty-five homes were damaged, and 19 firefighters were treated for injuries.