TY - BOOK AU - Dickman,Kyle TI - On the burning edge: a fateful fire and the men who fought it SN - 9780553392128 AV - SD421.32.A6 D53 2015 U1 - 363.37/9 23 PY - 2015///] CY - New York PB - Ballantine Books KW - Wildfires KW - Arizona KW - Yarnell KW - Fires KW - Casualties KW - Wildfire fighters KW - fast KW - Lighting KW - Yarnell, AZ KW - netc KW - Forest Fires KW - Yarness Hill Fire KW - Wildland fire suppression KW - Decision making KW - Specialty teams KW - Response times KW - Firefighter fatalities KW - Yarnell (Ariz.) KW - History KW - 21st century KW - Social sciences KW - lcgft N1 - NETC LRC call no. SD 421.32 .D547 2015; Includes bibliographical references (pages269-277); Prologue -- Tinderbox. The perfect profession ; Training day ; Marsh's crew ; First fire ; Justifiable risk -- The devouring fire. The dynamite and the wick ; To the east ; Bad memories ; Lessons learned ; In country not seen in daylight ; Tested ; We're still here ; Steed's crew -- One foot in the black. New starts ; Hometown pride ; Fire on the mountain ; Initial attack ; Eyes in the green ; Wind shift ; Evacuate immediately ; The space between ; Crossing the line ; After -- Epilogue N2 - This definitive account of the Yarnell Hill Fire is a heartbreaking tale of courage, difficult decisions, and ultimate sacrifice. On June 28, 2013, a single bolt of lightning sparked an inferno that devoured more than eight thousand acres in northern Arizona. Twenty elite firefighters--the Granite Mountain Hotshots--walked together into the blaze, tools in their hands and fire shelters on their hips. Only one of them walked out. Journalist-firefighter Dickman brings to the story a professional firefighter's understanding of how wildfires ignite, how they spread, and how they are fought. He understands hotshots and their culture: the pain and glory of a rough and vital job, the brotherly bonds born of dangerous work. Drawing on dozens of interviews with officials, families of the fallen, and the lone survivor, he describes in vivid detail what it's like to stand inside a raging fire--and shows how the increased population and decreased water supply of the American West guarantee that many more young men will step into harm's way in the coming years.--From publisher description UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015458806-s.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015458806-b.html UR - https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015458806-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015458806-b.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015458806-d.html UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1614/2015458806-s.html ER -