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The Holiday Farm Fire occurred in the U.S. state of Oregon in 2020. It ranks among the largest wildfires in Oregon history, burning a total of 173,393 acres (70,170 ha) centered on the McKenzie River valley in Lane County .
The association was founded in 1906 as the "Fire Marshals Association of North America," with the purpose of promoting fire safety and prevention tactics. [2] On October 9, 1911, the association, alongside the local insurance organization Western Insurance Union, [2] held the first "Fire Prevention Week" to commemorate the memory of the Great Chicago Fire forty years prior.
The fire started five miles (8.0 km) west of the city along Highway 36 and westerly winds of up to 30 mph (48 km/h) spread the flames into town burning a total of 7,665 acres (31 km 2) of land. The fire spared the near-century-old house (now a museum) of Robert E. Howard , author of the Conan the Barbarian books.
The Athens of Texas is a nickname that has been coined to describe several cities in Texas, United States, including: Marshall, Texas; Sherman, Texas;
Cal Fire officials said the grass fire spread from a vehicle at Athens Avenue near Fiddyment Road; it was reported at 100 acres at 2:15 p.m. Cal Fire just after 3 p.m. said the fire was 50% contained.
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Harrison County: 203: Marshall: 1839: Shelby County: Jonas Harrison, a lawyer and soldier in the Texas Revolution 70,895: 899 sq mi (2,328 km 2) Hartley County: 205: Channing: 1876: Bexar County: Oliver C. and Rufus K. Hartley, brothers and original reporters for the Texas Supreme Court 5,145: 1,462 sq mi (3,787 km 2) Haskell County: 207 ...