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forestfires_tl.sPubDate = "9/29/2005 10:26:51 PM GMT";
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forestfires_tl.appHeader = "Timeline| Significant U.S. wildfires";
forestfires_tl.appFooter = "Source: National Interagency Fire Center";
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forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","Oct. 8-14, 1871","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Peshtigo, Wisc.: Over 1,200 lives lost and 4 million acres burned in nation's worst forest fire.";

forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","Sept. 1, 1894","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Minn.: Forest fires ravaged over 160,000 acres and destroyed six towns, killing 600 including 413 in town of Hinckley.";

forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","June 6, 1889","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Seattle, Wash.:Fire destroyed 64 acres of the city and killed 2 persons. Damage was estimated at $15 million.";

forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","Aug. 10, 1910","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Idaho: Fires burned 2 million acres of woods and killed over 70 people.";

forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","Oct. 13-15, 1918","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Minn. and Wisc.: Forest fire struck towns in both states; 1,000 died, including 400 in town of Cloquet, Minn. About $1 millionin losses.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Maine: Forest fire destroyed part of Bar Harbor and damaged Acadia National Park.";

forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","Nov. 25, 1956","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Calif.: Raging fire destroyed 40,000 acres in Cleveland National Forest and caused 11 deaths.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Western U.S.: Fires destroyed over 1.2 million acres in Yellowstone National Park and damaged Alaska woodlands.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Oakland-Berkeley, Calif.:  Brush fire in drought-stricken area destroyed over 3,000 homes and apartments. At least 24 persons died; damage estimated at $1.5 billion.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Southern Calif.:  Four fires burn out of control destroying approximately 100 homes, forcing thousands to evacuate and scorching more than 30,000 acres of brush land.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Florida: Several fires, including the infamous Memorial Day "Holiday Fire" burn 500,000 acres, destroy 350 homes or businesses and cause $400 million in damage.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "New Mexico: Some 380 homes and buildings at Los Alamos are damaged or destroyed after a fire set by national park officials to clear underbrush gets out of control. Around 25,000 residents are evacuated. Up to $660 million in federal aid is made available to rebuild.";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Arizona: The Rodeo-Chedeski fire burns more than 400,000 acres and 423 homes. A firefighter is charged with starting the blaze.  ";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "Alaska: Several fires in the state consume nearly 2 million acres, making it the worst fire season in Alaska since 1957.  ";

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forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "<li>Colorado: The Hayman fire is one of many that has ripped through Colorado in the summer of 2002. It burned 137,000 acres, and 133 homes and 484 outbuildings. A firefighter is charged with starting the blaze.<p><li>California-Oregon border: The Biscuit fire burns 26 miles southwest of Grants Pass, Ore., consuming 448,000 acres. Lightning was the cause.  ";

forestfires_tl[i++] = new Array("","September, 2002","","","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "", "");
forestfires_tl[i-1].body = "California: A series of blazes in the Los Angeles area engulf 750,000 acres, kill 26 people and destroy 3,600 homes.  Damage is estimated at $2 billion.";

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