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Wildfire

On the Front Lines With Station 8

by Heather Hansen
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  • The author was embedded with one of the busiest wildfire crews in the United States
  • Reveals wildfires through the experiences of the people who go face-to-face with them
  • Focuses on challenges faced in Western states.
    • Every year wildfires ravage forests, destroy communities, and devastate human lives, with only the bravery of dedicated firefighters creating a barrier against even greater destruction. Throughout the 2016 wildfire season, journalist Heather Hansen witnessed firsthand the heroics of the Station 8 crew in Boulder, Colorado. She tells that story here, layered with the added context of the history, science, landscape, and human behavior that, year-by-year, increases the severity, frequency, and costs of conflagrations in the West. She examines the changes in both mindset and activity around wildfires and tracks the movement from wildfire as something useful, to something feared, to something necessary but roundly dreaded.
    Wildfire shares the drama, hardships, and experiences of the firefighters who try, sometimes in vain, to prevent destruction when a spark flares out of control. Hansen tells the rich and frightening stories of the firefighters themselves and the challenges they face: a safety system struggling to keep up with fire seasons that are lengthening, fires that are becoming more extreme, and agencies that are struggling to cover the bills.

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    • Release date

      March 1, 2018

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        • ISBN: 9781680510720
        • File size: 11922 KB

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        • ISBN: 9781680510720
        • File size: 11921 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Reviews

      • Library Journal

        February 15, 2018

        Embedded in the world of wildland firefighting with the crew of Station 8 in Boulder, CO, journalist Hansen seeks to understand the culture of forest firefighting as well as the policies and practices that have led to the current situation of more extreme fires. The applications and theories the author learns, as well as the crew itself, are put to the test in 2016 with the Cold Springs fire in the Colorado foothills near Nederland. Hansen's in-depth look at the personalities and individuals that make up wildland firefighting crews shows how wildland firefighters train for, exercise together, and fight an actual fire. Sprinkled throughout the book is a survey of the history and science of forest fires and the predominant policies and practices that have guided wildfire fighting. With climate change, the population growth of people in fire-prone areas and more intense fire behavior, wildland firefighting is becoming more complicated and expensive, with more lives and structures at risk than ever before. VERDICT A pertinent book for general readers but especially for those living in the western United States and fire-prone areas.--Laura Hiatt, Fort Collins, CO

        Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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