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Author : Dale A. Johnson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 18,15 MB
Release : 2008-08-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1435739922
Biography of experiences by an American living in Southeast Turkey and Northern Iraq during and after the first Gulf War.
Author : Melinda Curtis (Romance fiction writer)
Publisher :
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 2020-02-19
Category : Forest fire fighters
ISBN :
His job or his family...Jackson Garrett is a Hot Shot, one of an elite team who fights forest fires. More than once he's saved the lives of the people on his crew. And more than once, Jackson knows the reason he's made it out alive is Lexie - his good luck charm and one true love.A marriage in peril...Lexie Garrett doesn't feel as if she ever had a husband. With Jackson always away, she's practically raised their daughter alone. There's no doubt Lexie loves Jackson. But will he be there for her the way he says he will? Now and forever?A traditional, clean romance with no cheating, no cliffhangers, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after.Hot Shot firefighters are brave. They battle forest fires on the ground with little more than shovels and chainsaws. It's physical work and a young man's game. But there comes a time when youth gives way to maturity, when priorities shift, and the door opens to love. The Mountain Firefighter series follows four firefighting friends as they grow, change, and transition to their thirties - although they might never truly settle down!
Author : Norman MacLean
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,63 MB
Release : 2017-05-01
Category : History
ISBN : 022645049X
National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: “The terrifying story of the worst disaster in the history of the US Forest Service’s elite Smokejumpers.” —Kirkus Reviews A devastating and lyrical work of nonfiction, Young Men and Fire describes the events of August 5, 1949, when a crew of fifteen of the US Forest Service’s elite airborne firefighters, the Smokejumpers, stepped into the sky above a remote forest fire in the Montana wilderness. Two hours after their jump, all but three of the men were dead or mortally burned. Haunted by these deaths for forty years, Norman Maclean puts together the scattered pieces of the Mann Gulch tragedy in this extraordinary book. Alongside Maclean’s now-canonical A River Runs Through It and Other Stories, Young Men and Fire is recognized today as a classic of the American West. This edition of Maclean’s later triumph—the last book he would write—includes a powerful new foreword by Timothy Egan, author of The Big Burn and The Worst Hard Time. As moving and profound as when it was first published, Young Men and Fire honors the literary legacy of a man who gave voice to an essential corner of the American soul. “A moving account of humanity, nature, and the perseverance of the human spirit.” —Library Journal “Haunting.” —The Wall Street Journal “Engrossing.” —Publishers Weekly
Author : Brendan McDonough
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 20,71 MB
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0316308153
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.
Author : Fernanda Santos
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 19,9 MB
Release : 2016-05-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1250054036
“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 : John N. Maclean
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 32,17 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Fire ecology
ISBN : 9780805072129
Author : D. von Schmausen
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 49,62 MB
Release : 2008-02-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1435709756
A TRUE HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE CONSTRUCTION, RE-LOCATION, REBUILDING AND RENOVATION OF ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS FIRE LOOKOUTS IN THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. COMPLETE WITH FULL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS. WRITTEN BY A FORMER FOREST SERVICE TECHNICIAN.
Author : Jean Craighead George
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 11,63 MB
Release : 2001-05-21
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0593115007
"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest."—The New York Times Book Review Sam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the woods—all by himself. With only a penknife, a ball of cord, forty dollars, and some flint and steel, he intends to survive on his own. Sam learns about courage, danger, and independence during his year in the wilderness, a year that changes his life forever. “An extraordinary book . . . It will be read year after year.” —The Horn Book
Author : Elizabeth Hall
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,67 MB
Release : 2022-10-02
Category :
ISBN :
"The Firefighter's Son" is the heartfelt story of a little boy's day as his dad is working a long shift at the fire station. Spending time with mom helps pass the time, and although dad is always on his mind, he feels better knowing that his dad is just a phone call away and will be home soon. Whether you have a first responder in your family or your child dreams of becoming a firefighter someday, this story will teach love, pride, respect, and admiration for the first responders who make sacrifices to help others every day. It offers a peek into the lives of children growing up with first responder parents and reminds us to treasure the blessings of our families and loved ones. Near or far, our loved ones are forever in our hearts, and time spent together is always a reason to be grateful.
Author : John N. MacLean
Publisher : Catapult
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 50,88 MB
Release : 2013-02-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 161902148X
When a jury returns to a packed courtroom to announce its verdict in a capital murder case every noise, even a scraped chair or an opening door, resonates like a high–tension cable snap. Spectators stop rustling in their seats; prosecution and defense lawyers and the accused stiffen into attitudes of wariness; and the judge looks on owlishly. In that atmosphere of heightened expectation the jury entered a Riverside County Superior Court room in southern California to render a decision in the trial of Raymond Oyler, charged with murder for setting the Esperanza Fire of 2006, which killed a five–man Forest Service engine crew sent to fight the blaze. Today, wildland fire is everybody's business, from the White House to the fireground. Wildfires have grown bigger, more intense, more destructive—and more expensive. Federal taxpayers, for example, footed most of the $16 million bill for fighting the Esperanza Fire. But the highest cost was the lives of the five–man crew of Engine 57, the first wildland engine crew ever to be wiped out by flames. They were caught in an "area ignition," which in seconds covered three–quarters of a mile and swept the house they were defending on a dry ridge face, where human dwellings chew into previously wild and still unforgiving territory. John Maclean, award–winning author of three previous books on wildfire disasters, spent more than five years researching the Esperanza Fire and covering the trial of Raymond Oyler. Maclean offers an insider's second–by–second account of the fire and the capture and prosecution of Oyler, the first person ever to be found guilty of murder for setting a wildland fire.