Album: Yellowstone Fires 1988

Fire and Aviation Management Program

It's hard to believe it's been 25+ years since the 1988 fires burned 793,880 acres of Yellowstone National Park, 36 percent of total park acreage. These photos taken during that summer are a small window into the past. What have we learned since then? What is the same, and what is different? We hope these photos will help you contemplate these questions.