On the Fireline Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters

Name: On the Fireline Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters
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ISBN: 9780226144085

ISBN-10: 0226144089

ISBN-13: 9780226144085

Edition: 2007

Authors: Matthew Desmond

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Burning to death is a hellish way to die. Yet every year men and women across the country risk their lives for low pay to fight forest fires. Living in remote encampments and isolated from their friends and family, these firefighters stand ready to chase smoke at a moment’s notice. And when a fire does break out, they face a chaotic inferno armed with only hand tools, hard hats, and little else. So what motivates them to put their lives on the line and face heat so intense it can melt steel? In this rugged account of a rugged profession, Matthew Desmond explores the heart and soul of the wildland firefighter. Having joined a firecrew in Northern Arizona as a young man, Desmond relates his…

Book details

List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 10/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 0.60" wide x 0.93" long x 0.11" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Matthew Desmond is assistant professor of sociology and social studies at Harvard University.



Introduction



History and Place



Country Masculinity



The Sanctuary of the Forest



Training and Discipline



A Joke between Brothers



Real Firefighters Drive Green Engines



Learning and Burning



Taking the "Wild" Out of Wildfire



Fire and Death



The Beaver Creek Fire



The Incompetent Dead


Conclusion



Between Native and Alien


Glossary


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index