Posted by Ranger Sally (165.83.4.119) on September 11, 2002 at 15:26:34:
In Reply to: science posted by Heather and Logan on September 11, 2002 at 14:40:30:
: What type of fire was the 1988 fire in YellowStone national park?
Thanks for your question, Heather and Logan!
A total of 248 fires started in greater Yellowstone in 1988; 50 of those were in Yellowstone National Park. Despite widespread misconceptions that all fires were initially allowed to burn, only 31 of the total were; 28 of these began inside the park. In the end, 7 major fires were responsible for more than 95% of the burned acreage. Five of those fires were ignited outside the park, and 3 of them were human-caused fires that firefighters attempted to control from the beginning.