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The Mann Gulch fire was a wildfire reported on August 5, 1949, in a gulch located along the upper Missouri River in the Gates of the Mountains Wilderness (then known as the Gates of the Mountains Wild Area), Helena National Forest, in the U.S. state of Montana.
Aug 5, 2024 · On August 5, 1949 the tragic Mann Gulch Fire was first spotted. The fire would go on to claim the lives of 12 smokejumpers and 1 fire watch guard, prompting new fire research and fire fighter training programs.
Aug 4, 2023 · On Aug. 4, 1949, a lightning storm swept across the area, igniting the dry grasses and shrubs in the gulch, starting a small but rapidly spreading fire. The steep slopes and narrow valley...
Aug 5, 2024 · HELENA, Mont. — Seventy-five years ago, earth and sky turned into fire. The flames of the Mann Gulch fire spread rapidly, overtaking 16 men sent to tame it in a gulch outside of Helena.
The Mann Gulch fire, which overran 16 firefighters in 1949, is analyzed to show its probable movement with respect to the crew. The firefighters were smokejumpers who had parachuted near the fire on August 5, 1949. While they were moving to a safer location, the fire blocked their route.
INTRODUCTION. On August 5, 1949, a wildfire overran 16 firefight-ers in Mann Gulch on the Helena National Forest in Montana. Only three survived—the foreman and two members of an 18-man smokejumper crew that had parachuted into a small valley or gulch near the fire. These deaths were a shocking loss to the firefighters’ families and friends.
Jul 30, 2024 · Mann Gulch History. On August 5, 1949, the Mann Gulch Fire broke out on the Helena National Forest and ultimately took the lives of 13 firefighters. This incident underscored the need for scientific study of fire behavior and directly led to the development of the Missoula Fire Sciences Laboratory, the 10 Standard Firefighting Orders and the ...
