Savenac Nursery was created by Elers Koch, of the Forest Service, who also helped fight the Great Fire of 1910, commonly referred to as the Big Blowup, the Big Burn, or what?
Great Fire of 1910 The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup, the Big Burn, or the Devil's Broom fire) was a wildfire in the western United States that burned about 3000000 acre in northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana.
Great Hinckley Fire The Great Hinckley Fire was a conflagration in the pine forests of Minnesota in September 1894, which burned an area of at least 200000 acre (perhaps more than 250000 acre ) including the town of Hinckley. The official death count was 418; the actual number of fatalities was likely higher.