Firefighters have long been among the most admired men and women in our culture, and recent events have shown how well-placed that admiration is--adding fuel to our innate fascination with stories about fire and the people who risk their lives to fight it. Some of our best writers are drawn to the subject of firefighting, and over the years they have created a rich body of literature. Fire Fighters offers the most exciting and compelling stories from that body of work, including accounts of devastating fires from New York to Yellowstone, as well as smaller blazes that have turned particularly ugly or dangerous. Selections include Jimmy Breslin's eulogy for the men who died in the famous Chelsea fire, Norman McLean on the Great Gulch forest fire that killed nine young smokejumpers, John McPhee on fires in the Pine Barrens, Studs Terkel's interview with a fire fighter, and riveting accounts of the FDNY's role in the September 11 tragedy and its aftermath. 16 black-and-white photos are also featured.
ISBN-13: 9781560254027
Media Type: Paperback
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication Date: 06-04-2002
Pages: 400
Product Dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Series: Adrenaline
Clint Willis has published more than forty books, including anthologies on topics such as adventure, politics, relgion, and war. His work has appeared in hundreds of publications, including Men's Journal, Outside, and the New York Times. His work has also been nominated for the American Society of Magazine Editors' National Magazine Award.
Table of Contents
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Photographs |
viii |
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Introduction |
ix |
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Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain |
1 |
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Which Way Did He Run? |
17 |
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from The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives |
35 |
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from Fire Line: Summer Battles of the West |
57 |
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from Working |
73 |
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from Will the Circle Be Unbroken? |
81 |
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from Report from Engine Co. 82 |
87 |
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from On Fire |
95 |
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The Chief |
105 |
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Bound Upon a Wheel of Fire |
117 |
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from Young Men and Fire |
127 |
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from Fire on the Rim |
165 |
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from USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky |
197 |
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from The Journey Home |
223 |
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A Reporter at Large: Fire |
251 |
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from Yellowstone's Red Summer |
289 |
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from Seasonal: A Life Outside |
293 |
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Pride and Glory of Firefighting Is Hard to Resist |
309 |
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The Fires Next Time |
315 |
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from The Pine Barrens |
327 |
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When Every One Is Panic Stricken |
339 |
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Acknowledgments |
347 |
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Permissions |
348 |
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Bibliography |
350 |
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