The Chinchaga Firestorm
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The Chinchaga Firestorm
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Author : Cordy Tymstra
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2015
The Chinchaga Firestorm written by Cordy Tymstra and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Nature categories.
The biggest firestorm documented in North America—3,500,000 acres of forest burned in northern Alberta and British Columbia—created the world's largest smoke layer in the atmosphere. The smoke was seen around the world, causing the moon and the sun to appear blue. The Chinchaga Firestorm is a historical study of the effects of fire on the ecological process. Using technical explanations and archival discoveries, the author shows the beneficial yet destructive effects of forest fires, including the 2011 devastation of Slave Lake, Alberta. Cordy Tymstra tells the stories of communities and individuals as their lives intersected with the path of the wildfire—stories that demonstrate people's spirit, resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and persistence in the struggle against nature's devastating power. The 1950 event changed the way these fires are fought in Alberta. Forest fire scientists, foresters, forest ecologists and policy makers, as well as those who are interested in western Canadian history and ecology, will definitely want this book in their library.
Lookout
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Author : Trina Moyles
language : en
Publisher: Random House Canada
Release Date : 2021-03-30
Lookout written by Trina Moyles and has been published by Random House Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A page-turning memoir about a young woman's grueling, revelatory summers working alone in a remote lookout tower and her eyewitness account of the increasingly unpredictable nature of wildfire in the Canadian north. While growing up in Peace River, Alberta, Trina Moyles heard many stories of Lookout Observers--strange, eccentric types who spent five-month summers alone, climbing 100-foot high towers and watching for signs of fire in the surrounding boreal forest. How could you isolate yourself for that long? she wondered. "I could never do it," she told herself. Craving a deeper sense of purpose, she left northern Alberta to pursue a decade-long career in global humanitarian work. After three years in East Africa, and newly engaged, Trina returned to Peace River with a plan to sponsor her fiance, Akello's, immigration to Canada. Despite her fear of being alone in the woods, she applied for a seasonal lookout position and got the job. Thus begins Trina's first summer as one of a handful of lookouts scattered throughout Alberta, with only a farm dog, Holly--labeled "a domesticated wolf" by her former owners--to keep her company. While searching for smoke, Trina unravels under the pressure of a long-distance relationship--and a dawning awareness of the environmental crisis that climate change is producing in the boreal. Through megafires, lightning storms, and stunning encounters with wildlife, she learns to survive at the fire tower by forging deep connections with nature and with an extraordinary community of people dedicated to wildfire detection and combat. In isolation, she discovers a kind of self-awareness--and freedom--that only solitude can deliver. Lookout is a riveting story of loss, transformation, and belonging to oneself, layered with an eyewitness account of the destructive and regenerative power of wildfire in our northern forests.
What You Take With You
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Author : Therese Greenwood
language : en
Publisher: University of Alberta
Release Date : 2019-04-02
What You Take With You written by Therese Greenwood and has been published by University of Alberta this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A memoir of disaster, survival, and “how our treasured objects can be the priceless vessels that carry the stories of both our past and our future” (Diane Schoemperlen, author of This Is Not My Life). Four years after Therese Greenwood and her husband moved to Fort McMurray, Alberta, their new community was shattered by one of the worst wildfires in Canadian history. As the flames approached, they had only minutes to pack, narrowly escaping a fire that would rage for weeks, burn more than 85,000 hectares and force 80,000 people to flee. In this book, she tells her dramatic story, and contemplates mourning, memory, and rebuilding. “By considering the things that she lost in the blaze and the things that were saved, Greenwood takes the reader with her through her own evacuation, the road to safety, the grief that she experienced on losing her home, and the steps to her recovery . . . a beautiful book, sharply observed [and] gripping.” —Miranda Hill, author of Sleeping Funny
Fire Storm
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Author : Robb White
language : en
Publisher: Doubleday Books
Release Date : 1979
Fire Storm written by Robb White and has been published by Doubleday Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with Forest fires categories.
A raging forest fire in the National Parks area of the Sierras traps a forest ranger and a young boy he suspects is an arsonist.
Fire Storm
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Author : Ross Freake
language : en
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Limited
Release Date : 2003
Fire Storm written by Ross Freake and has been published by McClelland & Stewart Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Nature categories.
After three years of unusually dry weather, the British Columbia Interior was ready to explode. All that was needed was a spark to start a conflagration. By the end of the year, more than 2,500 fires had destroyed 264,433 hectares of forest. A quarter of a billion trees were lost. Three hundred and thirty-four homes were destroyed. More than 50,000 people were evacuated. More property was lost to fire than in any previous year in B.C. history. Reporters and photographers from newspapers serving the Interior – including the Kelowna Daily Courier, Penticton Herald, Kamloops Daily News, Nelson Daily News, and Cranbrook Daily Townsman – witnessed these events as they happened. With the material they supplied, Ross Freake and Don Plant have written an authoritative text, and selected some 140 stunning, full-colour photographs describing the terrible fires of 2003. Firestorm records the spectacular advance of the major fires, the mass evacuations that affected so many communities, and the devastation the fires left behind. The book also records details of the heroic battles fought to defeat the fires by volunteer and professional firefighters from across the country. The pages of this book are graphic testimony to the courage, resilience, and resourcefulness of men and women who were pushed to the limit and emerged triumphant.
Worst Of Days
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Author : Karen Kissane (Aus)
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Worst Of Days written by Karen Kissane (Aus) and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Social Science categories.
Saturday, 7 February 2009. Truly the worst of days... From dawn, the bush was tinder dry, and hot winds grew and fed off the baked landscape, sucking out every last drop of moisture, whipping sparks from power lines, and stirring up menace and danger. WORST OF DAYS is the behind-the-scenes story of the people who were inside Black Saturday's most deadly firestorm, the Kilmore blaze. It is a powerful and gripping narrative of disaster and resilience, of men and women and children facing the ultimate stress. This is the story of what we do at the very worst of times: from the man who braved the flames to help a mate, to another who refused even to cover the face of a dead man, saying, 'No mate, not my job.' It is the story of officials' bungles and best efforts, towns and their heroes, of survivors, saviours and lost souls.
Colors Of The Firestorm
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Author : Linda Brieno
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011-06-01
Colors Of The Firestorm written by Linda Brieno and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-06-01 with Fiction categories.
THE FIREIt was the deadliest fire in North America. In less than 16 hours, 1.8 million acres2,400 square milesburned. People fled. There was no time to react. Thousands of lives were lost. But no help came. THE HEROESJean Pierre and Father Peter Pernin. A half-breed Indian and a priest. Two contrasting characters collide, Native American vs. Catholic beliefs, destined to lead the people through. THE MYSTERYWhy did it happen? The Great Peshtigo Fire of 1871 is lost somewhere in history even though it is still listed among Americas top ten worst natural disasters. Nobody ever determined the cause. Theories exist, yet none can match the vivid descriptions of actual eye witnesses.
Raging Firestorm
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Author : Frank Richard Taylor
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2012-04-12
Raging Firestorm written by Frank Richard Taylor and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-04-12 with Fiction categories.
They can see the fire from thirty kilometers away as they approach the town of Narrabri, the air is thick with smoke and the remnants of burned timber and leaves are floating on the deceptively gentle breeze. If they listen carefully they can hear the monster breathing, sucking in oxygen from the air, they know from experience that this is not going to be easy, they have done it before and none of these battle hardened veterans in these crews are underestimating the challenge that is ahead of them. The action is set against the backdrop of Australia's largest ever wildfire burning through The Pilliga the largest area of natural scrub and old growth timber in New South Wales Australia. Asked for assistance by the N.S.W. Government forty firefighters from QFRA Queensland Fire & Rescue Authority answered the call and volunteered to drive Queensland fire trucks over six hundred kilometre's to the town of Narrabri and stay until the job was done or they were rotated. This is a true story only the characters names have been changed to protect their anonymity, this fire was a real monster almost a conflageration that had threatened and cut off towns and homesteads isolating people, animals and wildlife, cutting roads twisting and turning sometimes doubling back on itself at the whim of the wind, this fire had escaped and evaded all attempts to control it and now headed straight for it's next victim the large town of Narrabri via the Pilliga. Can it be stopped, the town was being evacuated and had taken on the feel of a ghost town with only the most hardy non necessary towns people staying put. Read this true story and discover the outcome told by a firefighter who was actually there throughout the very worst of the action, feel the unbelievable and unbearable heat, experience the choking, blinding smoke, the roaring flames, the crackle of exploding trees hour after hour, be there join the fight. If you ever wondered what it is like to be a professional firefighter then you must read this book
Firestorm
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Author : Jon Humboldt Gates
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-06
Firestorm written by Jon Humboldt Gates and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06 with American poetry categories.
"Firestorm is a personal narrative, written by the author after he escaped with his family at midnight when their home and the region were suddenly engulfed in the 2017 Sonoma County Tubbs Fire - one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. In just a few hours, the fire destroyed more than 5,600 structures, with 22 people perishing in its wake. This volume of vignettes captures the terror, confusion, anger, loss, impotence and disconnection wrought by the North Bay Fires on one couple and their community and, ultimately their resolve and hope."--Amazon.com
Fire Storm
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Author : Christine Skalko
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
Fire Storm written by Christine Skalko and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Aitkin County (Minn.) categories.
An overview of the history of the great forest fires which swept over northern minnesota in 1918.