* The summer of 1988 was the driest in the Park's recorded history.
* More than 793,000 acres (36% of the park) were affected by fire.
* Fires begun outside of the park burned more than half the total acreage.
* Humans caused 9 fires; lightning caused 42 fires.
* About 300 large mammals, primary elk, perished.
* $120 million was spent and 25,000 people participated in this firefighting effort, the largest in U.S. history.
* This huge effort saved human life and property, but had little impact on the fires themselves.
* Rain and snow finally stopped the advance of the fires in September.