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- Out of the smoldering ashes rose Fernie’s historic main street much as we see it today. After the Great Fire, Fernie city council decreed that “all buildings within a ten-block section be constructed of fireproof material”.
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The Great Fire of 1908 was a dramatic, defining moment for Fernie that saw the community obliterated by fire in less than 90 minutes on August 1st, 1908. Out of the smoldering ashes rose Fernie’s historic main street much as we see it today.
On August 1st, 1908, Fernie was obliterated in a wildfire that swept through town in less than 90 minutes. Out of the smoldering ashes rose Fernie’s historic main street much as we see it today.
That moment occurred on August 1st, 1908, when most of the city was obliterated in 90 terrifying minutes by a firestorm. After the Great Fire, Fernie city council decreed that “all buildings within a ten-block section be constructed of fireproof material”.
After the Great Fire of August 1st, 1908, Fernie City Council decreed that 'all buildings within a ten-block section are constructed of fireproof material'; and so it was that from the ashes rose an attractive town built from locally produced unique golden and rose coloured brick and local sandstone.
May 29, 2024 · Fernie suffered devastating fires in both 1904 and 1908. Early morning, April 29,1904. A fire started in Richards General Store. In quick succession, it spread to Mitchell’s Taylor Shop, the Fernie Drug Store and the Victoria Hotel. The water system failed, incapacitating the fire fighters.
The Great Fire of 1908 was a dramatic, defining moment for Fernie that saw the community obliterated by fire in less than 90 minutes on August 1st, 1908. The fire claimed no lives, but the property loss was valued at over $5 million dollars, a staggering amount at the time.
On August 1, 1908, on the corner of 2nd Avenue and 4th Street, the members of the Fernie Fire Department made their last stand in the fight of the catastrophic fire that would consume Fernie in just 90 minutes.
