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Record Breaker: Fires burn most acres in nearly half a century

Author: Matthews, M.
Date: 2006
Periodical: Wildland Firefighter. 10(12): 14-32.
Abstract: The United States suffered the worst wildfire season since 1960, with fires burning more then 9.3 million acres as of Oct. 16. Take a look back, region by region, at the worst wildfire season in decades.