Taylor Complex Fire

The Taylor Complex Fire was a 2004 wildfire in Alaska that consumed approximately 1,305,592 acres (5,284 km²) of land.^[1] By acreage, it was the largest wildfire in the United States between 1997 and 2007.^[1] The fire also was part of the record-breaking 2004 Alaska fire season that burned more than 6,600,000 acres (27,000 km²), the most in recorded history.

References

1 2 National Interagency Fire Center, "Fire Information - Wildland Fire Statistics: 1997-2007 Large Fires (100,000+ fires)", at "National Interagency Fire Center". Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-05-14.. Accessed on 1/20/2009.

Personnel and organization

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Miscellaneous

General	Wildfire emergency management Wildfire suppression
Equipment and tactics	Aerial firefighting Controlled burn Driptorch Fire flapper Fire hose Fire lookout tower Fire rake Fire retardant Fire retardant gel Fire trail Firebreak Firefighting apparatus Firefighting foam Helicopter bucket Hose pack McLeod Modular Airborne FireFighting System Pulaski Wildfire suppression equipment and personnel Wildland fire engine Wildland water tender
Personnel	Fire lookout Handcrew Helitack Hotshot crew Smokejumper Wildland fire module
By location	Ancient Rome Australia United States History California Washington
Lists	Glossary of wildfire terms List of wildfires

See also

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