Oregon Wildland Firefighting: A History

by Sean Davis

Book Overview

Over the past century, some of the world's largest wildland fires have occurred in Oregon. Accidentally set by a disgruntled cook on an English ship, the Great Fire of 1845 displaced multiple tribes and boiled wildlife alive in the Columbia River. The Tillamook Burn started up every 6 years from 1933 to 1951 and incited one of the largest reseeding efforts in the world with 72 million seedlings planted. The Long Draw Fire of 2012, the state's largest...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467138509
• ISBN13: 9781467138505
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"