The tragic saga of the Wenatchee forest fire, one of history’s worst, and the heroic efforts to combat it, is documented hour-by-hour and day-by-day. 8,500 fire fighters faced the flames and dense smoke for 16 days, and bulldozers, aeroplanes and helicopters were also used. Finally there is silence and stillness, after decimation of hundreds of years’ growth.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
309290
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Fire fighters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Forest fires
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural disasters
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Fire fighters
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fire fighters
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)