2000-2001 Fires in the Western United States
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The 2000-2001 Western United States wildfires were a series of unusually severe wildfire
s that caused more than $2 billion (USD
) in damage and resulted in the deaths of four firefighters. The damage was particularly severe in the Bitterroot National Forest
.
Wildfire
A wildfire is any uncontrolled fire in combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or a wilderness area. Other names such as brush fire, bushfire, forest fire, desert fire, grass fire, hill fire, squirrel fire, vegetation fire, veldfire, and wilkjjofire may be used to describe the same...
s that caused more than $2 billion (USD
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The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....
) in damage and resulted in the deaths of four firefighters. The damage was particularly severe in the Bitterroot National Forest
Bitterroot National Forest
Bitterroot National Forest comprises 1.587 million acres in west-central Montana and eastern Idaho, of the United States. It is located primarily in Ravalli County, Montana , but also has acreage in Idaho County, Idaho , and Missoula County, Montana .Founded in 1898, the forest is located in the...
.