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Federal data shows most wildland fires are caused by humans, both intentionally and mistakenly. In Ohio's Wayne National Forest, court records said more than 40 suspected arson fires were lit in ...
12 firefighters who parachuted near the fire and 1 forest ranger died after being overtaken by a 200-foot wall of fire at the top of a gulch near Helena, Montana. 1950: 3,500,000 acres (1,400,000 ha) Chinchaga Fire: British Columbia and Alberta: Largest single North American fire on record. The B.C. portion was just 90,000 ha. [38] 1953: 1,300 ...
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Anyone who sees any signs of wildfire is asked to call their local fire department immediately to report it. This article originally appeared on The Repository: Ohio issues open burning ban in 24 ...
1894 – The downtown of Dalton, Ohio was destroyed in a fire that was suspected to have been caused by arson, costing $250,000. 1894 – Ten business blocks and fifty houses were destroyed in a large fire in Chester Hill, Ohio killing one. 1894 – A wildfire destroyed the entirety of Phillips, Wisconsin killing 20 people.
Nov. 20—Washington has had its fair share of natural disasters. The Yacolt Burn of 1902 swept across 239,000 acres in the state's southwestern corner and killed more than three dozen people ...
The ban was issued in response to several large, human-caused wildfires amid the statewide drought emergency and drier-than-normal weather across Washington. The largest fire at the time was the Pioneer Fire in the Okanogan–Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan, which had grown to more than 12,000 acres (4,900 ha). [2]
Two wildfires in Spokane County, Washington have burned more than 20,000 acres and left at least two people dead, officials say. As of Sunday night, the Oregon Road Fire and the Gray Fire had each ...