Reel America
The Fires of 1910
2020-10-03T15:25:07-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZDA1XC8yMDIwMTAwMzE1MzkwNzAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==This National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, killing 78 firefighters. Known as the “Big Blowup,” the disaster led to increased funding for the fledgling U.S. Forest Service, which President Taft and some western senators had been threatening to eliminate. Located in Boise, Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center is comprised of eight federal agencies that combat wildfires, including the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, National Weather Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
This National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres…
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This National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, killing 78 firefighters. Known as the “Big Blowup,” the disaster led to increased funding for the fledgling U.S. Forest Service, which President Taft and some western senators had been threatening to eliminate. Located in Boise, Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center is comprised of eight federal agencies that combat wildfires, including the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, National Weather Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. close
This National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres… read more
This National Interagency Fire Center film tells the story of a seminal series of wildfires in August, 1910, that burned three million acres in the Northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho and Montana, killing 78 firefighters. Known as the “Big Blowup,” the disaster led to increased funding for the fledgling U.S. Forest Service, which President Taft and some western senators had been threatening to eliminate. Located in Boise, Idaho, the National Interagency Fire Center is comprised of eight federal agencies that combat wildfires, including the U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service, National Weather Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. close
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