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- Yellowstone fires of 1988 - Wikipedia
The Yellowstone fires of 1988 collectively formed the largest wildfire in the recorded history of Yellowstone National Park in the United States
- 1988 Fires - U. S. National Park Service
The 1988 fires comprised the largest fire fighting effort in the United States at that time Effort saved human life and property, but had little impact on the fires themselves
- The ’88 Fires: 30 Years Later - Yellowstone Forever
The Fires of 1988 that burned 1 4 million acres in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem—including 793,880 acres of the national park—were the result of a perfect storm of environmental and human factors
- The Summer Yellowstone Burned. What Went Wrong in 1988?
The fires of 1988 quickly ate up hundreds of thousands of acres thanks to an extremely dry summer and high winds The longstanding policy to allow natural fires to burn out on their own was reversed in 1988
- The Yellowstone Fires of 1988 - Significant Wildfires in US History . . .
"In 1988, forest fires raged in Yellowstone National Park, destroying more than a million acres As the nation watched the land around Old Faithful burn, a longstanding conflict over fire management reached a fever pitch
- Yellowstone Ablaze: The Fires of 1988 - WyoHistory. org
Weather conditions and a “let-burn” natural fire policy in Yellowstone National Park resulted in the massive 1988 fires that blackened 683,000 acres of land Recovery has been quicker and better than many expected, however, and lessons from the conflagration help guide the park’s fire policy today
- The Yellowstone Fires A Primer on the 1988 Fire Season
This summary provides a brief overview of the Yellowstone fire situation as of October 1, 1988 Eventually complete fire histories will be assembled for all Yellowstone fires
- World of Change: Burn Recovery in Yellowstone
In the summer of 1988, lightning- and human-ignited fires consumed vast stretches of Yellowstone National Park More than 25,000 firefighters cycled through the park combating 50 wildfires, seven of which became major wildfires
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