“Tinder Dry, Ready to Explode:” The Prelude to the Big Burn
On Aug. 20, 1910, hot and dry, high winds whipped the many small fires burning throughout the region into an inferno that would burn three million acres in just a few short days. While the worst of the fires culminated in late August, it had not been an easy summer for the Forest Service crews tasked with fighting the many fires that broke out...
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