Luce county Forest Fire

By: Sara Ash

Starting of the fire.

• What started that fire was a strike of lightning that hit the ground when it was dry outside which started a forest fire.

The picture below is of all the smoke that you would be able to see if you were standing by 4-mile corner road.

"Newberry fire ." Online Image. Superior sights Newberry. August 4, 2007. October 11, 2007 <http://www.superiorsights.com/newberry_wildfire/images/web_fire_photos/newberry_fire7.jpg>. 

Smoke takes over Newberry

• This fire burnt about 20,000 acres and there were houses that needed to be rebuilt and there as a lot of land that was burnt hat looks very bad.

This was the first picture taken during the fire

"Newberry Fire." Online Image. Superior sights Newberry. August 2, 2007. October 11, 2007 <http://www.superiorsights.com/newberry_wildfire/images/web_fire_photos/newberry_fire1.jpg>.

Firefighters and Helpers

• There were hundreds of firefighters trying to put out the fire and trying to keep it contained. They had some firefighters that had to sat all night and then go home during the day.

• This picture is of 2 of the firefighters that helped.

"Newberry fire." Online Image. Superior sights Newberry. August 9, 2007. October 11,

2007 <http://www.superiorsights.com/newberry_wildfire/images/10Parade/main_b.jpg>.

Keeping from the fire

• During the fire some families had to evacuate their homes and there they could come to the school or they could go to the American Legion to stay and their animals could go to the pound and stay there until this was all over.

The moose.

• "Newberry Fire." Online Image. Superior sight Newberry. August 9, 2007. October 11, 2007 <http://www.superiorsights.com/newberry_wildfire/images/b_fire/moose_thankyou

_b.jpg>.

Volunteers.

• Some of us went to the American Legion and helped make lunches and dinner for al of he firefighters it was a lot of food.

• Volunteers from the red cross.

• "Newberry Fire." Online Image. Superior sight Newberry. August 8, 2007. August 11, 2007 <http://www.superiorsights.com/newberry_wildfire/images/b_fire/moose_

thankyou_b.jpg>. 

Thank-You’s

• To give our thanks, some of us stood on the main road in Newberry and held up signs when the firefighters were driving in to go home with their families.

• Parade and thanks

• "Newberry fire." Online Image. Superior Sight Newberry. August 9 2007. October 11, 20017 <http://www.superiorsights.com/newberry_wildfire/images/10Parade/parade1_b.jpg>.