Posted by Ranger Sally (165.83.4.119) on September 13, 2002 at 10:49:40:
In Reply to: Re: Yes, it is open, but only for fire-related questions. posted by Tara and Haley on September 12, 2002 at 15:25:52:
: How did the fire of 1988 start?
Thanks for your question, Tara and Haley! During the "Summer of Fire" in 1988, there was not just one big fire, but many. Forty-two fires were started by lighning, and 9 fires were caused by humans. The largest fire that summer began on July 22 when a woodcutter tossed a cigarette to the ground in the Targhee National Forest, just a few hundred yards west of Yellowstone National Park. This thoughtless act ignited the North Fork Fire, which eventually burned 406,359 acres.