"Hire Everybody You Can Find"
Clip: Season 27 Episode 4 | 1m 45s
In 1910 the U.S. Forest Service was desperately understaffed. Premieres Feb. 3 on PBS.
In the summer of 1910, the Forest Service had less than 500 rangers nationwide. With hundreds of fires already burning, the organization set out to hire more men; in some instances, they even let out felons from local jails to help battle the blazes. "The Big Burn" premieres February 3 on PBS American Experience
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
"Hire Everybody You Can Find"
Clip: Season 27 Episode 4 | 1m 45s
In the summer of 1910, the Forest Service had less than 500 rangers nationwide. With hundreds of fires already burning, the organization set out to hire more men; in some instances, they even let out felons from local jails to help battle the blazes. "The Big Burn" premieres February 3 on PBS American Experience
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Preview: S27 Ep4 | 30s | In 1910 the largest fire in U.S. history burned over 3 million acres. Premiering Feb 3. (30s)
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 2m 58s | In the early 1900s, timber was an essential US product. Premieres Feb. 3 on PBS (2m 58s)
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Clip: S27 Ep4 | 7m 59s | In 1910 the largest fire in U.S. history burned over three million acres. (7m 59s)
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 2m 54s | Fire was essential to the survival of the new US Forest Service. Premieres Feb. 3 on PBS. (2m 54s)
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 2m 35s | Roosevelt and Pinchot make a plan to save America's wilderness. Premieres Feb. 3 on PBS. (2m 35s)
Clip: S27 Ep4 | 2m 19s | Firefighters are regaled as heroes for the first time in America. Premieres Feb. 3 on PBS. (2m 19s)
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Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.