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- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 abstract "On August 18, 1937, a lightning strike started the Blackwater fire in Shoshone National Forest, approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of Cody, Wyoming, United States. Fifteen firefighters were killed by the forest fire when a dry weather front caused the winds to suddenly increase and change directions. The fire quickly spread into dense forest, creating spot fires that trapped some of the firefighters in a firestorm. Nine firefighters died during the fire and six more died shortly thereafter from severe burns and respiratory complications and another 38 firefighters were injured. More wildland firefighters were killed in the Blackwater fire than in any other in a United States National Forest in the 103 year interval between the Great Fire of 1910 and the Yarnell Hill Fire of 2013. The Blackwater fire consumed 1,700 acres (690 ha) of old-growth forest dominated by Douglas fir trees on the west slopes of Clayton Mountain. At the time the firestorm occurred, the temperatures were about 90 °F (32 °C) and the relative humidity was only 6 percent. Though most of the firefighters consisted of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) employees, they were led by more experienced United States Forest Service (USFS) fire managers. Firefighters in the first half of the 20th century used mostly hand tools to suppress wildfires, and all gear was carried by the firefighters or by pack animals. Weather forecasting and radio communication were generally poor or nonexistent.Investigations and analysis of the event led the USFS to develop better ways to provide a more immediate response to combat fires; one of them was the development of the smokejumper program in 1939. Additionally, the Ten Standard Firefighting Orders, a standardized set of wildland firefighting principles, were developed in 1957. A year after the tragedy, survivors and their fellow employees constructed several memorials at the scene of the incident.".
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- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 caption "--08-21".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 date "--08-18".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 fatalities "15".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 injuries "38".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 landuse "Forest".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 location "Shoshone National Forest, Park County, Wyoming, United States".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 source Lightning.
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 title "Blackwater fire of 1937".
- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 subject Category:1937_fires.
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- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 subject Category:Shoshone_National_Forest.
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- Blackwater_fire_of_1937 comment "On August 18, 1937, a lightning strike started the Blackwater fire in Shoshone National Forest, approximately 35 miles (56 km) west of Cody, Wyoming, United States. Fifteen firefighters were killed by the forest fire when a dry weather front caused the winds to suddenly increase and change directions. The fire quickly spread into dense forest, creating spot fires that trapped some of the firefighters in a firestorm.".
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