In 2022, the Moose Fire burned for four and a half months causing mass devastation while scorching a total of 130,235 acres in Idaho's Salmon-Challis National Forest and beyond.
The fire started on July 17 when someone left a campfire unattended. It sparked what became the Moose Fire which quickly spread out of control.
Life on the Range showcases the impact of the Moose Fire in a new documentary as the blaze took the lives of five firefighters, cost $100 million in fire suppression, and had a profound impact on locals living around Salmon, Idaho.
Firefighters battled the blaze to protect private property, the town of Salmon, and the city's watershed.
"Mother Nature was angry the first few days, it kicked our butt," said Eric Platz, who works in Salmon-Challis National Forest. "It didn’t matter what we did or what we threw at it, we still couldn’t catch this and we gave it everything we had."