Edward Pulaski Tunnel and Placer Creek Escape Route ( also known as the Pulaski Tunnel ) are two adjacent sites used by the United States Forest Service firefighter Edward Pulaski in the Great Fire of 1910 to save the lives of himself and most of his crew . The sites are located south of Wallace , Idaho in the Idaho Panhandle National Forests . Pulaski 's tunnel and escape route are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984
Great Fire of 1910
Great Fire of 1910
Edward Pulaski Tunnel and Placer Creek Escape Route