St. Joe River, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, 1910. The Great Fire of 1910 (also commonly referred to as the Big Blowup or the Big Burn) was a wildfire which burned about three million acres in northeast Washington, northern Idaho, and western Montana. The firestorm burned over two days (August 2021, 1910), and killed 87 people, including 78 firefighters. It is believed to be the largest, although not the deadliest, fire in recorded U.S. history
