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South Canyon Fire: Colorado: Killed 14 firefighters. 1995: 12,354 acres (4,999 ha) Mount Vision Fire: California: 45 homes destroyed. 1996: 37,336 acres (15,109 ha) Miller's Reach Fire: Alaska: Most destructive wildfire in Alaska history. 344 structures destroyed. 1998: 506,000 acres (205,000 ha) 1998 Florida wildfires: Florida
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 2004 Alaska fire season was the worst wildfire season on record in the U.S. state of Alaska in terms of area burned. [2] Though the 1989 fire season recorded more fires, nearly 1,000, the 2004 season burned more than 6,600,000 acres (10,300 sq mi; 27,000 km2) in just 701 fires. [1] The largest of these fires was the Taylor Complex Fire. [3]
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The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 complex of 7 wildfire incidents in Alaska that consumed approximately 1,303,358 acres (5,275 km 2) of land, the largest of which was the Billy Creek Fire. [1] By acreage, the complex was the largest wildfire in the United States between 1997 and 2007. [ 2 ]
80-year-old American tourist killed in elephant attack during game drive in Zambia; NASA probes whether object that crashed into Florida home came from space station; Thailand has a plan to contain the monkey mayhem in the popular tourist town of Lopburi; 50 years later, a Braves fan shares long-private video of Hank Aaron's 715th home run
An 80-year-old American woman was killed during a wildlife safari in Zambia after an “aggressive” bull elephant “unexpectedly” charged at the vehicle, the tour operators said.
A Spanish woman visiting Thailand was killed by an elephant at an elephant care center and an elephant trainer has been charged in connection to her death, according to multiple reports. On Friday ...