American Experience

The Big Burn (Season 27, Episode 5)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 53 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In 1910, a devastating wildfire raged through the Rockies, challenging the fledgling U.S. Forest Service and shaping fire policy for years to come.

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Timothy Egan Self Self See fewer	The End Is Nye (2022)
James Hook Ed Pulaski Ed Pulaski See fewer	Inside Man (2006)
Bryan Jennings Self Self See fewer	Snuff (III)
Michael Kodas Self Self See fewer	Kulturplatz (2004)
Jeffery Lee Looney Ed Pulaski Ed Pulaski See fewer	American Experience (1988)
John N. Maclean Self Self See fewer	The Esperanza Fire
Nick Masciangelo Self Self See fewer	The Big Bend (2021)
Anthony Del Negro Self Self See fewer	Running Point (2025)
Oliver Platt Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Three Musketeers (1993)
Peter Waluk Self Self See fewer	Saved by Fire (2015)