Summer of Fire - Linda Jacobs [162]
The September 7, 8:00 a.m. fire command report told of “fire spotting to within 3/4 mile of Old Faithful Inn,” and the evacuation. The sprinklers were moved in from West Yellowstone and installed under power lines at Old Faithful. Then 1608 firefighters, 39 engines, 22 bulldozers, and 6 helicopters defended the complex. All non-essential fire personnel and area residents also evacuated from Silver Gate and Cooke City.
On September 9, resources were reported as being “moved to deal with the anticipated advance of the fires into the area of Mammoth.” Residents who had made it back into Silver Gate and Cooke City were forced to evacuate again.
The first snow fell on September 11, easing the powder keg atmosphere and letting a number of personnel stand down. On September 26, the Unified Area Command issued their final report, though the fires smouldered until November.
In the aftermath, park scientists and naturalists are still studying the results of the historic event, while the predicted destruction of the tourist trade did not happen. People came in 1989, and in the twenty-first century, they continue to flock from all over the world to enjoy the wonders of Yellowstone and monitor the forest’s rebirth.
Table of Contents
Cover
Contents
Dedication
Copyright
Foreword
Title
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Epilogue
Afterword
Authors Note