A series of forest fires burned 3 million acres in Idaho, Montana and Washington over two days in 1910, prompting a new firefighting era. More than a century later, the
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WASHINGTON A series of forest fires burned 3 million acres in Idaho, Montana and Washington over two days in 1910, prompting a new firefighting era.
After those fires, which charred a region a bit smaller than Delaware, it became federal practice to stop the use of h