On August 20 , 1910 , Pulaski was credited with saving all but five of his 45-man crew during what is known as the " Great Idaho Fire , " the " Great Fire of 1910 " or the " Big Blowup . " It had been unusually dry in 1910 and forest fires were rampant across the northern Rockies . Pulaski was supervising crews on the west fork of Placer Creek , about five miles south of Wallace , when the fire suddenly broke out of control , overwhelming the crew
Great Fire of 1910
Great Fire of 1910
Ed Pulaski