CSPAN3 Reel America The Fires Of 1910 July 12, 2024
In the spring of 1910, the comets appearance in the sky seemed to foreshadow the deadly fire that would involve the rockies. No amount of money, equipment or firefighters could stop the hurricane of fire that raged out of control on august 20th, 21st on 1910. The big blowup would be the catalyst of Fire Suppression for the next 100 years. On august 20, a terrific hurricane broke over the mountains. It picked up the fires and carried them for miles. The wind was so strong that it almost lifted men out of their saddles and the canyon seemed to act as chimneys through which the wind and fires roa...