| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 33.2

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Year of the Fires: The Story of the Great Fires of 1910. By Stephen J. Pyne. (New York: Viking Penguin, 2001. Illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. xiii + 322 pp. $29.95 U. S.; $37.99 Canada.)

In 1988, 1994, and 2000, wildland fires raged in the American West, prompting calls for investigations, abandonment or revision of fire protection policies, and compensation for losses. And the losses have been shocking—millions of acres burned, dozens of firefighters killed, and hundreds of homes destroyed. Those not familiar with the history of wildland fires and fire suppression policies might ask: When did this situation become so uncontrolled? Why does it keep happening? Who is to blame? . . .

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