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Uncontrollable forest fires in Virginia during April 1880. 23 Apr 1880, 2 – The Enterprise and Vermonter at Newspapers.com In 1930, almost 400,000 acres burned in Virginia, and more than 72,000 acres had burned by mid-June 1941. 15 Jun 1941, … Continue reading →

09 May 1909, 82 – The Los Angeles Times at Newspapers.com

Besides the record heat, record cold, record floods and record tornadoes of 1936 – they also had record fires. 28 Sep 1936, 1 – The Sacramento Bee at Newspapers.com

This book thoroughly destroys all the current misinformation campaign surrounding forest fires. “Every year over 200,000 fires burn and sear the forests of the United States. Every year an average of 31,000,000 acres of forest land is burned over — … Continue reading →

“Ancient records show that centuries ago forest fires were scourges classed with the plague ” Fire-scarred California big trees indicate that great fires occurred there In the years 245, 1441, 1580 and 1797. Evidence has; been found of forest fires … Continue reading →

12 Feb 1898 – TERRIBLE BUSH FIRES. – Trove 12 Feb 1898 – NEW ZEALAND. – Trove 12 Feb 1898 – THE TASMANIAN BUSH FIRES. – Trove 12 Feb 1898 – A SCHOONER WRECKED. FLOOD AND FIRE. – Trove 12 … Continue reading →

26 Oct 1935 – WINDSWEPT FLAMES. – Trove

Politifact has erased America’s fire history saying the historical data is unreliable and many fires in the past were man-made. PolitiFact | No, wildfires weren’t bigger in the 1920s and ‘30s than today The historical data shows more than fifty … Continue reading →

12 Sep 1939, Page 20 – The Sheboygan Press at Newspapers.com The US Forest Service collected fire data from at least 1916 to 2008, which showed that burn acreage is down 80% since the 1930s. 2010-sustainability-report.pdf This 1938 New York … Continue reading →