Northern Rocky Mountain Fires 1910

Throughout the summer of 1910, thousands of fires were ignited across Eastern Washington, Northern Idaho, and Western Montana, largely in a series of dry thunderstorms. On August 20, 1910, a cold front passage over the area caused the "Big Blowup," joining hundreds of existing fires into rapidly expanding flame fronts that advanced to the east. In total, 3 million acres burned in the span of only a few days, burning several towns, including a substantial portion of Wallace, Idaho. Officially, 85 people were killed the in fires, with the Forest Service counting 78 of these as firefighters. 

Burn Injury, Fatality, Fire Behavior, Entrapment, Multi Incident Summary