1910 Fires: News Releases (historical)

The summer of 1910 was uncommonly dry and hundreds of forest fires were active throughout the season. On August 20th and 21st, in what would become known as the Big Blowup, gale force winds descended on the fires and exploded them across the Northern Rockies.

Here you can follow the progression of the fires throughout the summer of 1910, with newspaper releases leading up to the Big Blowup, and releases documenting its aftermath.

News Releases Before the Big Blow-up (below)

BEFORE THE BIG BLOW-UP:

Index of Newspaper Articles and Opinion articles (alphbetical by newspaper organization list)

Listed by Date:


Articles from May, 1910
Montana Daily Record, date unknown, No Tools Available in Flathead County Record, Helena, Montana, dated May 6, 1910, Co-Operating Against Fires Burlington News, dated May 8, 1910, Railroads Will Help Uncle Sam Keep Down Forest Fires Intermountain, Butte, Montana, dated May 16, 1910, Terrible Losses By Forest Fires Herald, Missoula, Montana, dated May 25, 1910, Opinion Ed., Time That Railroad is Extended Aid


Articles from July, 1910
Monitor, Glendive, Montana, dated, July 28, 1910, Forestry Work Improved Record, Helena, Montana, dated July 28, 1910, Militia Company to Fight Forest Fires Letter to Editor Acantha, Choteau Montana dated July 29, 1910, Opinion Times, Longmont, Colorado, dated July 29, 19190, New Forest Fires Rage in Montana Tribune, Stevensville, Montana, dated July 29, 1910, Forest Fires Are Damaging Intermountain, Butte, Montana, dated July 30, 1910, Forest Guard Had Proved Its Worth

Fire help sign.


Articles in August, 1910 before the Big Blow-up
Herald, Missoula, Montana, dated August 1, 1910, Duty of Everyone to Prevent Fires Intermountain, Butte, Montana, dated August 1, 1910, A Poor Record Missoulian, Missoula, Montana, dated August 1, 1910, Good Work Bee, Kalispell, Montana, dated August 2, 1910 Opinion Article, Forest Fires Grit, Worland, Wyoming, dated August 4, 1910 re: Mountain Forest Fires Bee, Kalispell, Montana, dated August 5, 1910 re: Forest Fire news Standard, Anaconda, Montana, dated August 5, 1910, The Forest Fires Standard, Anaconda, Montana, dated August 5, 1910, More Than Half Million is Lost – Timber Destruction Tribune, Stevensville, Montana, dated August 5, 1910, Opinion Record, Helena, Montana, dated August 6, 1910, Conference on Forest Fires Missoulian, Missoula, Montana dated August 7, 1910, Forestry People Estimate Losses Press, Fort Benton, Montana, dated August 10, 1910, Forest Fires Diminishing Republican, Laramie, Wyoming, dated August 10, 1910, The Troops Are To Fight Fires Big Hole Breezes, Wisdom, Montana, dated August 11, 1910, Couple Arrested for Leaving Campfire Burning Herald, Missoula, Montana, dated August 11, 1910, Camper is Held for Leaving His Fire Missoulian, Missoula, Montana dated August 11, 1910, Opinion Pioneer, Big Timber, Montana, dated August 11, 1910, Forest Fires Are Subdued – Atmosphere Less Smoky Record, Helena, Montana, dated August 11, 1910, Fires in Clearwater Burn Over Large Area Bee, Kalispell, Montana, dated August 12, 1910 Opinion Article, The Timber Fires Gazette, dated August 12, 1910, Opinion Article, Patrol of the Forests Republican, Laramie, Wyoming, dated August 12, 1910, Montana Loss Not Great Miner, Butte, Montana, dated August 14, 1910, Settlers, With Families in Idaho are Surrounded by Death Threatening Flames Miner, Butte, Montana, dated August 14, 1910, Regular Soldiers Now Aiding in Fight Against Fires in Forests of Western Montana Intermountain, Butte, Montana, dated August 15, 1910, Redtape Again Miner, Butte, Montana, dated August 17, 1910, Fires in Forests Are Under Control Press, Fort Benton, Montana, dated August 17, 1910, To Check Forest Fires Gazette Record, dated January 21, 1960, Will Plan for “Big Burn” Observance