 Above: This view from the opposite side of Mann Gulch shows the approximate place (red asterisk) where Rumsey and Sallee crossed over into Rescue Gulch. The number "8" marks the general location of Dodge's escape fire. The Missouri River can be seen in the distance.
In 2009 I returned to Mann Gulch with a friend to see if we could locate the place where Dodge set his fire by making measurements from Sylvia's rock as Laird Robinson and Norman Maclean did in 1979. See what we discovered: Click here to watch the 3.5 minute video. An excellent video . . . During the spring of 2002 an excellent 2 hour program called "Fire Wars" (NOVA) was shown on PBS. It told about the past, present, and future of fighting forest fires. It featured a 15-20 minute segment on the Mann Gulch Fire, including a computer simulation and a re-enactment. You can help support this web site by ordering the video. To check it out, type the words "Fire Wars" into the Amazon.com icon and then click "GO".
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Left: Mann
Gulch historian, Steve Voight, enjoys a
discussion with several teachers near the
location where Dodge set the controversial
escape fire.
