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The Peshtigo fire was a large forest fire on October 8, 1871, in northeastern Wisconsin, United States, including much of the southern half of the Door Peninsula and adjacent parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
The fire eventually stopped after burning itself out, which was helped by rain that had started on the night of October 9. The fire killed around 300 people, burned 2,112 acres, and cost $222 million. The fire would spur Chicago and many other cities to enact new building codes to help prevent fires from breaking out and spreading as far. [15]
1871 – Peshtigo Fire of 1871, several towns destroyed in a firestorm that reached Michigan, 1,500–2,500 dead. 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.
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The California Firefighters Memorial in Sacramento, California is a wall with the names of hundreds of firefighters. [7] California State Capitol Museum, Sacramento, California. IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial, Colorado Springs, Colorado; Wildland Firefighters National Monument (2000), Boise, Idaho; St. Maries 1910 Fire Memorial (1924), St ...
The Great Fire of 1871 may refer to any of several large fires in the Midwestern United States that began on October 8, 1871: 1871 Great Chicago Fire; Great Michigan Fire; Port Huron Fire of 1871 in Port Huron, Michigan; Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin
The Bridge Fire burns the mountain communities to the northeast of Los Angeles, in Wrightwood, California, U.S. September 11, 2024.