Fire as the Enemy
Clip: Season 27 Episode 4 | 2m 54s
Chief Forester Gifford Pinchot saw fighting forest fires as being essential to the new Forest Service’s mission. Fire could wipe out entire forests and Pinchot’s rangers were the nation’s only defense against it. "The Big Burn" premieres February 3 on PBS American Experience.
Aired: 02/03/15
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