Northern Rocky Mountain Fires 1910

Throughout the summer of 1910, thousands of fires were ignited across eastern Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana-- largely through a series of dry thunderstorms. On August 20, 1910, a cold front passage over the area caused the infamous "Big Blowup" that joined hundreds of existing fires into rapidly expanding flame fronts that advanced to the east. In total, three million acres burned during the span of only a few days. These flame fronts burned several towns, including a substantial portion of Wallace, Idaho. Officially, 85 people were killed by these fires, with the U.S. Forest Service losing 78 of its firefighters. 

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