Mann Gulch…. remembering those who died.

The National Wildland Firefighters Memorial, Missoula, Montana, was dedicated May 8, 1991. More than 250 current and former firefighter and other individuals donated close to $10,000 towards the memorial.


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Memorial dedicated on May 8, 1991. A flower arrangement adorns a name plaque for each Mann Gulch victim.
   
National Wildland Firefighters Memorial, May 8, 1991, Missoula, MT.
   
Jim Harrison personal belongings burned in the fire. (Donation from Harrison family)

Related Links & Articles

What it means to be a smokejumper, by Robert W. Sallee
(remarks at dedication of the memorial on May 8, 1991)

USFS- Visiting the Memorial

How to Experience Mann Gulch

Missoula Smokejumpers Place Granite Columns Where Firefighters Fell,
courtesy of USDA, Great Falls Tribune and The Missoulian. 5/25/97

The Mann Gulch Fire: They Did Not Die in Vain
credit Fire Management Today, Spring 2000

Mann Gulch Remembered, 50th Anniversary, August 5, 1999
(credit X-CEL Productions, Helena High School)


"Mann Gulch virtual field trip," Private article from Rod Benson

Harry T. Gisborne - USFS History - Forest History Society

Crew Cohesion, Wildland Fire Transition, and Fatalities