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The
Huck Fire
Location
of sign - Grand Teton National Park - US 287 heading towards
Yellowstone
Photo
taken May 2008
Close-up
view of sign
Wide
view of sign
Text
of sign:
The
Huck Fire
Charred
slopes of the Huckleberry Mountain mark the edge of a vast fire
perimeter. On August 20, 1988 gale force winds blew
a
tree across a powerline starting the Huck Fire. Wind-driven firebrands
easily jumped the highway and ignited spot fires. Fueled
by
drought affected forest and whipped by 60 mph gusts, flames rushed through
Teton Wilderness and eventually Yellowstone
National
Park.
Because
the Huck Fire did not start naturally, firefighters immediately tried to stop
it. Interagency crews burned trees in advance of
the
fire to protect Flagg Ranch and Coulter Bay Village. Eventually the
Huck Fire's perimeter enclosed a mosaic of 90,000
burned
and unburned acres before winter snows suppressed the blaze.
Description
of graphics on sign:
In
addition to the text the sign shows a map of the burn area and a picture of
burning trees.
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