The Mann Gulch fire of 1949 was a wildfire in the Helena National Forest, Montana, United States, which claimed the lives of 13 firefighters including 12 smoke jumpers who were parachuted into the area to fight the fire, but were unable to control it.
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Famous quotes containing the words mann and/or fire:
“I love and reverence the Word, the bearer of the spirit, the tool and gleaming ploughshare of progress.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)
“I warmed both hands before the fire of life;
It sinks, and I am ready to depart.”
—Walter Savage Landor (1775–1864)