Talk:1988 White Mountain Fire
Latest comment: 21 days ago by AirshipJungleman29 in topic Did you know nomination
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Did you know nomination
edit- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 20:29, 20 August 2024 (UTC)
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- ... that resources to fight the White Mountain Fire (pictured) were slow to arrive because of Yellowstone?
- Source: "Ferry County, Washington Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)" (PDF). Washington state Department of Natural Resources. December 8, 2006. page 64 "However, the nation was simultaneously faced with its largest firefighting mobilization in history as numerous fires threatened a crown jewel of the National Park Service; Yellowstone Park. Resources were slow in arriving. The six individual fires quickly grew and burned together within a few days."
- ALT1: ... that the White Mountain Fire (pictured) almost forced a Republic to evacuate?
- Source: Associated Press (September 4, 1988). "Evacuation plan set as fire nears town". The News Tribune. Vol. 106, no. 150. Tacoma, WA. p. B4
and CWPP page 64 "Any further movement of the fire northward would have directly jeopardized private structures and triggered the beginning of evacuations in Republic."
- Source: Associated Press (September 4, 1988). "Evacuation plan set as fire nears town". The News Tribune. Vol. 106, no. 150. Tacoma, WA. p. B4
- ALT2: ... that the White Mountain Fire (pictured) almost cut Bonneville Power Administration power to most of northwest Ferry County?
- Source: Associated Press (September 4, 1988). "Evacuation plan set as fire nears town". The News Tribune. Vol. 106, no. 150. Tacoma, WA. p. B4
and CWPP page 64 "A main power transmission line owned by the Bonneville Power Administration was threatened, but the fire was stopped before reaching the line. The BPA line is the sole power provider for all of western Ferry County and parts of Okanogan County."
- Source: Associated Press (September 4, 1988). "Evacuation plan set as fire nears town". The News Tribune. Vol. 106, no. 150. Tacoma, WA. p. B4
Kevmin § 16:42, 14 August 2024 (UTC).
- QPQ done, Earwig's is clean. Reviewing ALT0: interesting hook, sourced good. ―Panamitsu (talk) 00:22, 20 August 2024 (UTC)