Monster Fire at Minong: Wisconsin’s Five Mile Tower Fire of 1977

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Ignited by a single match on April 30, 1977, the Five Mile Tower Fire raged out of regulate for 17 hours. It could be one of the most largest wildland fires in Wisconsin history, in the end destroying more than 13,000 acres of land and 63 buildings. As a column of black pine smoke reached high in the sky, citizens from Minong, Chicog, Webster, Gordon, Wascott, Hayward, Spooner, Solon Springs, and other communities started showing up to lend a hand. The grassy field designated as fire headquarters quickly became a hub of activity, jammed with trucks, school buses, dozers on trailers, dump trucks, tanker trucks, fuel trucks, and hundreds of people waiting to sign in. More than 900 came in the first four hours, clogging the road with traffic in both directions. Headquarters team of workers worked valiantly to coordinate citizens and DNR workers in a buildup of people and equipment unprecedented in the history of Wisconsin firefighting.
 
Based on his own experiences throughout the long battle, plus dozens of interviews and other eyewitness accounts, Bill Matthias presents an in-depth take a look at the Five Mile Tower Fire, the brave citizens who helped fight it, and the essential changes made to firefighting laws and procedures in its aftermath.

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