How Did The Fire Impact The Culture Of The 1910s

The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was a tragic event that impacted many people at the time. The fire raged through the city of Chicago, Illinois from October 8th to October 10th, destroying 3.3 square miles of downtown Chicago. While the fire was devastating, it laid the groundwork for rebuilding a stronger Chicago.

The Great Chicago Fire occurred in 1871. The first spark of the fire began in a nearby family barn. Uncontrolled, the blaze lasted a few days, burning a large part of the city. After the fire was put out, Chicago saw a period of rapid growth and development. The Great Fire was a devastating event in Chicago's history, but in the end helped turn the city into a major US city.

Jeremy Smith, 24, and Jesse Cassara, 22, were camping on June 30, 2015 at the Smoky Desert State Park and did not properly extinguish their cigarettes, which ultimately lead to a 14, 100-acre brush fire of the Indian Reservation near Warner Springs.

The great chicago fire of 1871 began the night of October 8, 1871 and burned until the morning of October 10. There are many theories of how the fire started at 137 DeKoven St. (now the home to the Chicago Fire Department training facility) in the barn belonging to Patrick and Catherine O’ Leary; a cow knocked over a lantern, an unknown person knocked over the lantern or possibly even spontaneous combustion but, the true case was never determined. What is known is that due to overly dry conditions and months without rain, once ignited the fire spread quickly. There was also a steady wind that fueled the fire and caused flames and embers to rain down and burn 2,100 acres of the city. The fire was finally out with the assistance of rain, the fire reaching lake and an unbuilt area of Chicago's North side. Even though the fire ruined most of chicago, it was a positive turning point in history. The chicago fire improved fire fighting techniques, improved buildings, and encouraged other cities, states, and countries to send relief and aid.

The Cedar Fire (2003) was one of the largest and deadliest wildland fires in California history burning nearly 300,000 acres in San Diego County and killing 15, including 1 firefighter. A lost hiker accidently set this fire from survival methods attempted with a flare. It resulted in evacuations of thousands of San Diego residents and destroyed approximately 2400 homes (CALFIRE, 2016). The

On July 3rd around noon the fire burned downhill and had only covered about 3 acres, burning mostly cured grass, twigs, and small shrubs. It continued to burn throughout the day and by midnight had reached upwards to burning 11 acres. July 5th the fire had burned 50 acres and on the 6th had reached 127 acres. Officials said the fire was steady until winds of speeds between 30-45 mph picked up mid afternoon on the 6th. Winds were blowing the fire over the ridges, upslope, and in the drainage. The winds gave the fire a blow torch affect and caused it to spread rapidly everywhere. Studies say that with the fire having practically unlimited fuel it was spreading at 3 feet per second in the drainage areas, and moving upslope at 6 to 9 feet per

1 Breeze blew a rain fire on his property. It was cow that caused the fire by kicking a lantern. It burned thousands of houses and people. It killed an estimate of 3000 people and caused an estimated 200 million in damages.

On May 18th, 1980 a fiery explosion erupted from a quiet mountain in Washington State, only 100 miles from Seattle. For hundreds of miles thick, dark smoke blew everywhere, and herds of animals, along with huge parts of the forest, left completely demolished. Until many years later, entire ecosystems wiped out entirely. To avoid being completely destroyed, dozens of families evacuated from their property. But geologists learned stuff, so it’s all cool.

Each year, lightning starts about 24 fires in Yellowstone National Park. The wildfires are usually small. Most wildfires burn less than 100 Acres. These small wildfires are allowed to burn. They clean the forrest floor. This helps new plants and trees to grow. In 1988, rainfall in April and May was higher than normal in the park. No one thought that summer would be the worst fire season in 125 years. Despite a lot of spring rain, the park was very dry by June. The park was in a drought. Once started, strong winds help wildfires sweep the park. Thousands of firefighters comes from all over the world to help. It didn't seem to matter. The flames were unstopable. Many areas of the park had to close. Sadly, the wildfires didn't stop until September.

Many different views were available as I travelled across Wyoming. Leaving the forest fire behind was a real load off my mind. I was struck by how many trees were brown among the green backdrop of other conifers on the mountainsides. When a dead tree was ignited, it would burn fiercely for a few minutes,sending up a huge column of fire and smoke into the dwindling light of day. As darkness descended on the valley over the site of our cabin, the flaming eruptions became even more impressive. Many fire fighting rigs were parked along the park roads and highways, filled with firefighters from several different western states, ready to jump into action to save lives and property.

In 2015 there were a lot of wildfires that had actually occurred during this tragic year. Sadly over 9.1 million acres of land

In october 8,1871 on a sunday night their was the biggest fire that happened in chicago. The whole town was ready to burn down. Most of the things happened because of what the people did. By the way the whole town was made of wood and wood catches on fire very easy. Things got bad when the cow kicked over the lantern while Catherine O’leary was milking the cow . So the firefighters came and put that fire down than it all started.

On Monday, November 28th, many people in Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee were forced to evacuate, as a horrible wildfire exploded. The wildfires have been caused due to the terrible drought in the Southeastern United States due to the lack of rain. This lack of rain has been very tragic for our ecosystem, because it has caused these fires. In the Southeast, it has been the driest conditions in the past decade, and the ground has been so hard. These fires are spreading very rapidly and it affects our society in a terrible way. Although firefighters are making progress, the fires keep spreading due to the low humidity and winds. They release carbon dioxide into the air and destroy homes and habitats.

Some say there were 1,736 fires that burned and others say 3,000 total, but any way you look at it, there was still a ton of woodland burning. On August 19 all of the fires seemed to have died down tremendously, so they sent people home, however, they had no idea what Mother Nature had planned for the next two days (Petersen).

The earthquake also started fires that burned for three days. Within just a few hours 52 fires had started.