For the natural area, see Yacolt Burn State Forest.
Yacolt Burn
Date(s)
September 8 – September 12, 1902
Location
Southwest Washington and part of Oregon, United States
Statistics
Burned area
238,920 acres (96,690 ha)
Land use
Forest and residential
Impacts
Deaths
At least 65
Non-fatal injuries
Unknown
Damage
Unknown
Ignition
Cause
Man made
Map
Southwest Washington showing burned area in pink
The Yacolt Burn is the collective name for dozens of fires in Washington state and Oregon occurring between September 8 and September 12, 1902,[1] causing 38 deaths in the Lewis River area, at least nine deaths by fire in Wind River and 18 deaths in the Columbia River Gorge.[2][3]
^Crutchfield, James (2008). It Happened in Washington. Guilford, CT: TWODOT. pp. 97–100. ISBN 9780762745708.
^Unknown (June 7, 1931). "Governor Warns of Forest Danger". The Oregonian.
^Attwell, Albert (1975). Columbia River Gorge History Volume Two. Stevenson, WA: Tahlkie Books. pp. 202–203.
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