Fighting Fire on Horseback
The Military in the National Parks, 1872–1916
This chapter discusses fire suppression at national parks by the military beginning in 1886. The military officers who served as the superintendents of the park recognized fire as their greatest challenge. There was no such thing as fire training in the United States at the time, and any large blaze could easily overwhelm the limited resources at the park's disposal.
Keywords: National Park Service, Forest Service, fire fighting, national parks, military, fire suppression
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