May 1, 2023 3:40 a.m.

The Archie Creek Fire Exhibit is now open at the Douglas County Museum of History and Natural History.

The new limited-time exhibit documents the most disastrous fire in county history, which ravaged east of Glide in September 2020. It uses a combination of film interviews, live-recorded videos, drone footage, photographs and artifacts to take visitors on a journey from the explosive front lines to the suppression efforts to the unimaginable evacuations to the ashes of the aftermath. The exhibit tells the story of real people, their heartbreaking and heroic experiences and the challenges they faced then, and for some- the challenges they still face today.

The exhibit, which took several months to curate, is expected to be available for viewing through the end of the year.

The Archie Creek Fire Exhibit began with a special open house last Thursday night. A presentation featured Douglas Timber Operators Executive Director and Museum Foundation President Matt Hill, Pat Skrip of the Douglas Forest Protective Association, Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin, State Representative Virgle Osborne and county commissioners Tim Freeman and Tom Kress. A copy of the video presentation is posted at: https://www.facebook.com/DouglasCountyeGovernment