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The Thirtymile Fire
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Author : John N. Maclean
language : en
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company
Release Date : 2013-11-12
The Thirtymile Fire written by John N. Maclean and has been published by Henry Holt and Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-12 with Nature categories.
A riveting account of the deadly Thirtymile fire and the controversy and recriminations that raged in its aftermath, from our premier chronicler of wildfires and those who fight them The Thirtymile fire in the remote North Cascade range near the Canadian border in Washington began as a simple mop-up operation. In a few hours, a series of catastrophic errors led to the entrapment and deaths of four members of the fire crew—two teen-age girls and two young men. Each had brought order and meaning to their lives by joining the fire world. Then the very flames they pursued turned on them, extinguishing their lives. When the victims were blamed for their own deaths, the charge brought a storm of controversy that undermined the firefighting community. Continuing a tradition established in his previous books, and by his father Norman's Young Men and Fire, John N. Maclean serves as an unflinching guide to the rogue fire's unexpected violence—which is almost matched by the passions released by the official verdict of the blaze. Weaving together the astonishing stories told by the witnesses, the victims' family members, and the official reports, Maclean produces a dramatic narrative of a catastrophe that has changed the way fire is fought. More than anything, it is a story of humanity at risk when wildfire, ancient and unpredictable, breaks loose
The Esperanza Fire
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Author : John N. MacLean
language : en
Publisher: Catapult
Release Date : 2013-02-01
The Esperanza Fire written by John N. MacLean and has been published by Catapult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-01 with Nature categories.
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.
Fire On The Mountain
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Author : John N. Maclean
language : en
Publisher: William Morrow
Release Date : 1999-09-22
Fire On The Mountain written by John N. Maclean and has been published by William Morrow this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-09-22 with History categories.
When, on the morning of July 3, 1994, the site of a forest fire on Storm King Mountain in Colorado was wrongly recorded as taking place at South Canyon, it became the first of a series of seemingly small human errors that, three days later, led to the deaths of fourteen fire fighters, including four women. Fire on the Mountain sets out to answer three mysteries that surrounded the blaze: Why wasn't the fire, which could be seen clearly from an interstate highway, put out earlier? Why did Don Mackey, a smoke jumper who was already a legend in his own time, turn back to the fire after making his way to safety? And how could such a seasoned group of fire fighting professionals be caught off guard so badly? With the aid of papers obtained through the Freedom of Information Act and dozens of interviews, Fire on the Mountain also takes a long, hard look at the official investigation that followed the fire and the divided conclusions of the investigative team. If this book is action/adventure at its best, it also offers deeply moving insights into the lives of the smoke jumpers, hot shots, and helitacks who fight forest fires and put their own well being on the line as a daily part of their jobs.
Forest Fire Prevention
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Forest Fire Prevention written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Nature categories.
A Season Of Fire
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Author : Doug Gantenbein
language : en
Publisher: Tarcher
Release Date : 2003
A Season Of Fire written by Doug Gantenbein and has been published by Tarcher this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with History categories.
A journalist goes behind-the-scenes to explore the lives of smokejumpers and wilderness firefighters, following the fire season of 2001, during which fires across the West devastated thousands of acres and took the lives of four firefighters.
Fire On The Mountain
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Author : Dale A. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008-08-28
Fire On The Mountain written by Dale A. Johnson and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Biography of experiences by an American living in Southeast Turkey and Northern Iraq during and after the first Gulf War.
Montana S Waldron Creek Fire The 1931 Tragedy And The Forgotten Five
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Author : Dr. Charles Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015
Montana S Waldron Creek Fire The 1931 Tragedy And The Forgotten Five written by Dr. Charles Palmer and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with History categories.
"On August 25, 1931, five men died fighting the devastating Waldron Creek Fire west of Choteau, Montana. Lacking training and preparation, Herbert Novotny, Frank Williamson, Hjalmer G. Gunnarson, Ted Bierchen and Charles Allen dashed into the flames and never stood a chance....National Smokejumper Association chief historian Dr. Charles Palmer shines a light on this important story, finally honoring the heroic sacrifice that led to critical changes in wildland firefighting."--Back cover.
Angel Promises
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Author : Katherin B. FitzPatrick
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010-02
Angel Promises written by Katherin B. FitzPatrick and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-02 with categories.
The first few days after the historic, fatal fire catastrophe known as the Thirtymile Fire, which occurred in a wilderness area near Winthrop, WA. only a short distance from the Western Canadian border on July 10, 2001¿a dark shadow of sadness covered and enveloped the Northwestern United States such as had never been seen or experienced before. Four young firefighters had been killed fighting the enormous blaze that originally sprang out of an unattended, abandoned campfire ring the night before, situated not 30 feet from the paved road in the Chewuch River Canyon.On that very hot, dry, late afternoon of July 10th, 2001, Karen L. FitzPatrick, 18 years old, and her three firefighter comrades, Devin Weaver, 21, Jessica Johnson, 19, and Tom Craven, 30, were surrounded and entrapped by what began as a small fire that ultimately became a huge firestorm, burning over 9,300 acres, and also taking their lives at exactly 5:30 pm that afternoon.
Angel Promises
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Author : Deep River Books
language : en
Publisher: TrustedBooks
Release Date : 2014-04-15
Angel Promises written by Deep River Books and has been published by TrustedBooks this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-04-15 with categories.
Unthinkable Happens . . . "Entrapment . . . Four Young Firefighters killed. It has been confirmed, one was your daughter, Karen." The first few days after the historic, fatal fire catastrophe known as the Thirtymile Fire, which occurred in a wilderness area near Winthrop, WA. only a short distance from the Western Canadian border on July 10, 2001-a dark shadow of sadness covered and enveloped the Northwestern United States such as had never been seen or experienced before. Four young firefighters had been killed fighting the enormous blaze that originally sprang out of an unattended, abandoned campfire ring the night before, situated not 30 feet from the paved road in the Chewuch River Canyon. On that very hot, dry, late afternoon of July 10th, 2001, Karen L. FitzPatrick, 18 years old, and her three firefighter comrades, Devin Weaver, 21, Jessica Johnson, 19, and Tom Craven, 30, were surrounded and entrapped by what began as a small fire that ultimately became a huge firestorm, burning over 9,300 acres, and also taking their lives at exactly 5:30 PM that afternoon. Ten individuals, eight firefighters, and two campers, who deployed their fire shelters on the road, survived. But for the world of Wildland Firefighting-it would never again be the same. Safety issues sprang forth from the tragic fire that will be talked about and studied, probably forever. Angel Promises is a tribute to remember the youngest firefighter in that group, based out of the Naches Ranger Station, in Naches, WA., near her home Yakima, WA. This book is a collection of Karen's poems as a teen poet, her mother, Kathie's collection as a teen poet and artist, and works as a young woman and mother, plus a few selected poems and messages sent to the family after the fire. Add and few more stories, special photos, and a visit to "Karen Street," and you have it: Angel Promises.
Forest Fire Prevention
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Author : United States Senate
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-02-16
Forest Fire Prevention written by United States Senate and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-16 with categories.
Forest fire prevention: hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, to receive testimony on the investigative report of the Thirtymile fire and the prevention of future fire fatalities, November 14, 2001.