Fire Line

Author : Matthew Desmond
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780226144078

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On the Fireline by Matthew Desmond Pdf

In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in Northern Arizona as a young man, Desmond relates his experiences with intimate knowledge and native ease, adroitly balancing emotion with analysis and action with insight. On the Fireline shows that these firefighters aren’t the adrenaline junkies or romantic heroes as they’re so often portrayed. An immersion into a dangerous world, On the Fireline is also a sophisticated analysis of a high-risk profession—and a captivating read. “Gripping . . . a masterful account of how young men are able to face down wildfire, and why they volunteer for such an enterprise in the first place.”—David Grazian, Sociological Forum “Along with the risks and sorrow, Desmond also presents the humor and comaraderie of ordinary men performing extraordinary tasks. . . . A good complement to Norman Maclean's Young Men and Fire. Recommended.”—Library Journal

Author : Fernanda Santos
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250054036

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The Fire Line by Fernanda Santos Pdf

“In Fernanda Santos’ expert hands, the story of 19 men and a raging wildfire unfolds as a riveting, pulse-pounding account of an American tragedy; and also as a meditation on manhood, brotherhood and family love. The Fire Line is a great and deeply moving book about courageous men and women.” - Héctor Tobar, author of Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle that Set Them Free. When a bolt of lightning ignited a hilltop in the sleepy town of Yarnell, Arizona, in June of 2013, setting off a blaze that would grow into one of the deadliest fires in American history, the twenty men who made up the Granite Mountain Hotshots sprang into action. An elite crew trained to combat the most challenging wildfires, the Granite Mountain Hotshots were a ragtag family, crisscrossing the American West and wherever else the fires took them. The Hotshots were loyal to one another and dedicated to the tough job they had. There's Eric Marsh, their devoted and demanding superintendent who turned his own personal demons into lessons he used to mold, train and guide his crew; Jesse Steed, their captain, a former Marine, a beast on the fire line and a family man who wasn’t afraid to say “I love you” to the firemen he led; Andrew Ashcraft, a team leader still in his 20s who struggled to balance his love for his beautiful wife and four children and his passion for fighting wildfires. We see this band of brothers at work, at play and at home, until a fire that burned in their own backyards leads to a national tragedy. Impeccably researched, drawing upon more than a hundred hours of interviews with the firefighters’ families, colleagues, state and federal officials, and fire historians and researchers, New York Times Phoenix Bureau Chief Fernanda Santos has written a riveting, pulse-pounding narrative of an unthinkable disaster, a remarkable group of men and the raging wildfires that threaten our country’s treasured wild lands. The Fire Line is the winner of the 2017 Spur Award for Best First Nonfiction Book, and Spur Award Finalist for Best Western Contemporary Nonfiction.

Author : Mark Matthews
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0806137665

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Smoke Jumping on the Western Fire Line by Mark Matthews Pdf

The story of the World War II conscientious objectors who volunteered for Civilian Public Service as U.S. Forest Service smoke jumpers is told in this history that reveals a little-known dimension of American pacifism.

Author : Michael Thoele
Publisher : Fulcrum Group
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Nature
ISBN : STANFORD:36105019494439

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Fire Line by Michael Thoele Pdf

Fire Line looks at the entire world of Western wildfire, with a strong, human-interest focus on the self-described adventurers and adrenaline junkies who go to battle in the West's annual summer war. Although its viewpoint is contemporary, it also deals with the historical backdrop of forest fire. Both rural and urban in scope, it covers wilderness fires that rage in such places as Alaska and Yellowstone National Park to the "urban interface" fires that sweep out of the mountains and into neighborhoods in such places as Los Angeles and Oakland, California. For generations, fighting fire in the forest has been a Western rite of passage. Almost everyone who lives in the West knows someone who has done it - a neighbor, a friend, a co-worker, a college roommate, a son, or these days, a daughter. The region is home to tens of thousands of adults who have had this experience. Those who go to battle against wildfire range from college students to Native American crews to perennial fire bums. Seasonal combatants led by full-time professionals, they work in a little-understood, paramilitary world that is America's version of the French Foreign Legion. In their annual campaigns, daring pilots dive into flaming canyons with retardant tanker planes. Smokejumpers leap into rugged wilderness regions. "Hotshots", the shock troops of wildland fire, take on giant conflagrations.

Author : United States. Forest Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110078941

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Fireline Handbook by United States. Forest Service Pdf

Author : Richard J. Barney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 12 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : MINN:31951D02889257X

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Fireline Production by Richard J. Barney Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : PURD:32754069594533

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NWCG Fireline Handbook by Anonim Pdf

Author : Timothy Ryback
Publisher : Mountain Leopard Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-01-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787398108

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Line of Fire by Timothy Ryback Pdf

Andy McNab's action-packed series featuring ex-deniable operator Nick Stone returns with Line of Fire. Nick is back in London, but if he thought he was home for a break, he’s very, very wrong. Backed into a corner by a man he knows he cannot trust, Stone strikes a devil's bargain. In exchange for his own safety – a life for a life – Stone is charged with locating someone who doesn’t want to be found, currently hiding out in one of the remotest corners of the UK. And for the first time in a long time, he’s not operating alone. But Stone and his team don’t find just anyone. They find a world-class hacker, so good that her work might threaten the stability of the western world as we know it. These are dangerous waters and Stone is quickly in over his head. Before he finally knows which way to turn, the choice is ripped out of his hands. Most people might think of home as safety but Nick Stone isn’t most people. For him and his team, it’s just another place to get caught in the line of fire...

Author : Kate Angelo,Susan May Warren,Lisa Phillips
Publisher : Sunrise Publishing
Page : 191 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-08-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781963372168

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Fireline by Kate Angelo,Susan May Warren,Lisa Phillips Pdf

SECRETS. BETRAYAL. SACRIFICE. THIS TIME, THEY'RE NOT JUST FIGHTING FIRE. An original series created by bestselling authors Susan May Warren and Lisa Phillips. She was born to be a smokejumper… As the niece of a legendary smokejumper, Nova Burns is tough as nails. When their crew chief Tucker Newman breaks his leg, Nova longs for the opportunity to helm the team, ready to take risks and prove herself. But there's one risk she refuses to take—falling in love. He’s living a lie… Undercover Homeland agent Booth Wilder is seeking redemption. Scarred by a past explosion that took the life of his partner, Booth is hunting a rogue CIA faction known as the Brotherhood. Now, he's determined to uncover their secrets and find a hidden nuclear weapon that could turn the world to ash. Only problem…summer sparks have ignited between Booth and Nova. Nova is torn between her future as the smokejumping chief, her growing attraction to Booth, and the belief that he’s hiding something from her. Of course he is…Booth is hiding his true goal—unrooting the Brotherhood and returning to his life as a Homeland Security agent, a life that he’s not sure he really wants. Then the wildfire threatens the home of the Jude County Firefighting team, and Nova doesn’t care what secrets he might be hiding—she needs everyone to save the town. But when the Brotherhood discovers Booth and his goals, the fight becomes personal. Now, Booth must choose between accomplishing his mission and saving the woman he’s come to love. It’s a dangerous game of loyalty, betrayal, and pulse-pounding action in the fifth installment of the Chasing Fire: Montana series. Chasing Fire: Montana Book 1: Flashpoint Book 2: Flashover Book 3: Flashback Book 4: Firestorm Book 5: Fireline Book 6: Fireproof

Author : Jaylynn Wylie
Publisher : Booktango
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2013-03-19
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781468926217

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Fireline by Jaylynn Wylie Pdf

Fire brought Sarah and Eddy together it was the only thing that ever kept them apart but neither of them ever thought it would come between them. Sarah and Eddy met in haze haze of smoke. He took one look at the slender young rookie covered in soot and knew his first love fires now had some competition for his heart. Sarah took one look at the hairy firefighter everyone called Bear and put him firmly in the friend category. When a firestorm suddenly overruns Eddy and his crew of Hotshots, Sarah realizes he's more than her best friend he's the man she loves. She swears if he get off that mountain alive she will not waste one more precious moment of their lives together. It is the beginnings of marriage forged by fire hardened by devotion and the knowledge life is fragile. After ten years of adventure and battling fires at each others side a deadly fire in Colorado shakes Sarah to her core. She longs for the home and family she and Eddy never bothered to build. She's stunned to discover a life together isn't enough to make Eddy happy. His first love firefighting simply won't let him go without a fight. For the sake of their marriage Sarah reluctantly agrees to return to the fire line. She never once thought in might truly be the last, until the helicopter begins falling out of the sky over an active fire line.

Author : Ashton M Stevenson
Publisher : Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-11-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781638740728

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Love on the Fireline by Ashton M Stevenson Pdf

Join Kira Christopher as she adventures in the west. Take a day to walk in the boots of a wildland firefighter. Travel from Dunkirk, Ohio, to Pinedale, Wyoming, to the front lines of a wildfire. Attend fire school, engine rides, helicopter escapades, hot boys, and more. Eat, sleep, and breathe with your crew. Experience the food, exercise, smoke, hardships, brotherhood, and love on the fire line.

Author : Gary Craven Gray
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Communication in forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951D02117948Z

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Radio for the Fireline by Gary Craven Gray Pdf

Author : Clinton B. Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Bulldozers
ISBN : UIUC:30112104113532

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Updating Bulldozer Fireline Production Rates by Clinton B. Phillips Pdf

Author : Richard J. Barney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Blast effect
ISBN : UIUC:30112104125445

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Characteristics of Fireline Blasted with Linear Explosives by Richard J. Barney Pdf

Author : Brendan McDonough
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316308151

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Granite Mountain by Brendan McDonough Pdf

The true story behind the events that inspired the major motion picture Only the Brave. A "unique and bracing" (Booklist) first-person account by the sole survivor of Arizona's disastrous 2013 Yarnell Hill Fire, which took the lives of 19 "hotshots"--firefighters trained specifically to battle wildfires. Brendan McDonough was on the verge of becoming a hopeless, inveterate heroin addict when he, for the sake of his young daughter, decided to turn his life around. He enlisted in the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a team of elite firefighters based in Prescott, Arizona. Their leader, Eric Marsh, was in a desperate crunch after four hotshots left the unit, and perhaps seeing a glimmer of promise in the skinny would-be recruit, he took a chance on the unlikely McDonough, and the chance paid off. Despite the crew's skepticism, and thanks in large part to Marsh's firm but loving encouragement, McDonough unlocked a latent drive and dedication, going on to successfully battle a number of blazes and eventually win the confidence of the men he came to call his brothers. Then, on June 30, 2013, while McDonough--"Donut" as he'd been dubbed by his team--served as lookout, they confronted a freak, 3,000-degree inferno in nearby Yarnell, Arizona. The relentless firestorm ultimately trapped his hotshot brothers, tragically killing all 19 of them within minutes. Nationwide, it was the greatest loss of firefighter lives since the 9/11 attacks. Granite Mountain is a gripping memoir that traces McDonough's story of finding his way out of the dead end of drugs, finding his purpose among the Granite Mountain Hotshots, and the minute-by-minute account of the fateful day he lost the very men who had saved him. A harrowing and redemptive tale of resilience in the face of tragedy, Granite Mountain is also a powerful reminder of the heroism of the people who put themselves in harm's way to protect us every day.