ISBN:
0226144070
,
9780226144078
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (ix, 369 pages)
Series Statement:
Fieldwork encounters and discoveries
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
363.37092/273
Keywords:
Wildfire fighters
;
Wildfires
;
Hazardous occupations
;
Risk-taking (Psychology)
;
Wildfire fighters
;
Wildfires / Prevention and control
;
Wildfire fighters Biography
;
Wildfires Prevention and control
;
Hazardous occupations
;
Risk-taking (Psychology)
;
Alltagskultur
;
Feuerwehrmann
;
Waldbrand
;
USA
;
Biografie
;
USA
;
Feuerwehrmann
;
Waldbrand
;
Alltagskultur
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-353) and index
,
Introduction -- - pt. 1 - History and place -- - 1 - Country masculinity -- - 2 - The sanctuary of the forest -- - pt. 2 - Training and discipline -- - 3 - A joke between brothers -- - 4 - Real firefighters drive green engines -- - 5 - Learning and burning -- - 6 - Taking the "wild" out of wildfire -- - pt. 3 - Fire and death -- - 7 - The Beaver Creek Fire -- - 8 - The incompetent dead -- - Conclusion -- - Appendix : Between native and alien -- - Glossary -- - Notes -- - Acknowledgments -- - Index
,
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 wildla
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