Welcome to the Firecrafter Historical Center

Extinct Fires

At one time the following Councils had a Firecrafter "fire." However these fires are now extinct:

Council Location CampHow do we know and (comments)
Buffalo Trace CouncilEvansvilleUnknown CampHistory of Firecrafter
Central Indiana CouncilBradford, Chank-tun-un-gi (Belzer), Cullom, Kiwanas, Port Optimist, Ransburg, RotaryIndianapolisHistory of Firecrafter (Merged to form Crossroads in 1972)
Central Ohio and Licking Cty. CouncilsOhioCamp Falling Rock. I don't know if it was the same camp jointly owned or if there were two camps with the same name - I don't know how far apart the two councils are located.
Champaign Council Champaign-Urbana, Illinois No DataHistory of Firecrafter (was the Arrowhead Council in 1980) (Note * now merged again) This would have been at Camp Hatetokwitit if the fire was before 1932 and Camp Robert Drake after 1932. Some of the history of how the Firecrafters members became charter members of Illini Lodge 92, can be found at: http://www.advancenet.net/~mamorenz
Delaware County CouncilMuncie, Indiana No DataHistory of Firecrafter (Merged to form Crossroads in 1972)
Hoosier Trails Council Bloomington, Indiana No DataPatch
Kikthawenund Council Anderson, IndianaNo DataHistory of Firecrafter (Merged to form Crossroads in 1972)
Lincoln Trails CouncilDecatur, IllinoisNo Data History of Firecrafter
Sekan Area Council KansasCamp Cauble Patch
South Plains Area Council TexasCamp PostPatch
Southern Indiana Council No DataCamp PohokaPatch (now part of the Buffalo Trace Council, headquartered in Evansville)
Wabash Valley Council Terre Haute, IndianaCamp KrietensteinWas active in the 1930's. Recollections of camp ranger who recalled go through Firecrafter at Camp Krietenstein.
Whitewater Valley CouncilHagerstown, Indiana No DataHistory of Firecrafter (Merged to form Crossroads in 1972)

My special thanks to Brother Matt Baldwin XXX for providing this listing.


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