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Red Flag Warnings. Filter - control incident types displayed on map. Prescribed Fire. Burned Area Response. Zoom to your location. Reset map zoom and position. Could not determine your location. Learn More. Henry Fire Share this incident. Incident Overview. Incident Information. It was Mr. Henry who conceived the first practical, lever action repeating rifle patented in The Henry gave a single man the firepower of a dozen marksmen armed with muzzle-loading muskets. America was engulfed in the searing flames of the Civil War, and the first Henry rifles were in the hands of Union soldiers by mid Due to its revolutionary design and rapid rate of fire, the Henry quickly found popularity both with the military and civilian purchasers.

Early sales were especially brisk in Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Indiana.