Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service
Description
Since the establishment of Yellowstone National Park as the world’s first national park in 1872, the desire to suppress, control, and manage fire has been an integral part of the management of federal park areas. Managers, first the U.S. Army and, after 1916, the National Park Service, have tried to put fire out, to use it as a tool while trying to prevent harm to property and people, and ultimately to strike some balance between the presence of fire and its enforced absence. These goals and ideals shifted over time, as culture and science suggested better alternatives.
Creator
National Park Service
Date
No date given
Source
National Park Service
Source: Night Monitoring. Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. See more photographs from NPS
Source: Night Monitoring. Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico. See more photographs from NPS
Rights
National Park Service
Publisher
National Park Service
Contributor
National Park Service
Format
Photograph
Language
English
Type
History
Identifier
Timeline
Coverage
United States
Files
Collection
Reference
National Park Service, Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service, National Park Service, No date given
Cite As
National Park Service, “Fire History Timeline 1804-2004 National Park Service,” Virtual Museum of Public Service, accessed February 19, 2025, https://vmps.omeka.net/items/show/104.