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The largest Fire in U.S. history burned an area the size of Connecticut (3,000,000 acres [12,000 km 2]), killing 87 people, including 78 firefighters Great Fire of 1910 [ 6 ] 1911
Deadliest wildfire in American history. 1871 – Great Michigan Fire of 1871 was a series of simultaneous fires, the most prominent of which was the Port Huron Fire, which killed over 200 people in Port Huron, Michigan. 1871 – The Urbana fire destroyed central Urbana, Illinois, on October 9.
At this time in history fire was viewed as a threat to timber, an economically important natural resource. As such, the decision was made to devote public funds to fire suppression and fire prevention efforts. For example, the Forest Fire Emergency Fund Act of 1908 permitted deficit spending in the case of emergency fire situations. [3]
The fire caused the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office and the Mayer Fire Department to close parts of Highway 69 between Mayer and Dewey-Humboldt. 100+ people had to be evacuated from Mayer and other close communities outside of Mayer also had to be evacuated such as Spring Valley and Cordes Lakes. The fire started on June 24, 2017 and it reached ...
Rank Event Date Firefighter Fatalities Coordinates Reference 1 September 11 attacks: September 11, 2001: 343 1]: 2 Great Fire of 1910: August 22, 1910
The fire caused 602 deaths and 250 non-fatal injuries. [1] It ranks as the worst theater fire in the United States, surpassing the carnage of the Brooklyn Theatre fire of 1876, which claimed at least 278 lives. [2] For nearly a century, the Iroquois Theatre fire was the deadliest single-building disaster in American history. [3]
2000 forest fires were the worst forest fires to date and included the island of Samos in east Aegean and at Mount Mainalon and eastern Corinthia in the Peloponnese. The burnt area was 167,000 hectares which is the second highest in recent history (after the 2007 fires). [12] 2007 Greek forest fires were
Western perimeter fires on one of the largest fires in United States history. The center of the burn was in Idaho and Montana 1902 Yacolt Burn [50] Yacolt Burn Clark / Skamania / Cowlitz: 238,900 acres (96,700 ha) Unknown 65+ Unknown A complex of several fires The majority was as one fire between Carson and Yacolt Fire-killed Douglas-fir in 1934