Fire Fighters

Stories of Survival from the Front Lines of Firefighting

By: Clint Willis

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Paperback | 1 May 2002 | Edition Number 1

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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.

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Photographs	p. viii
Introduction	p. ix
Blowup: What Went Wrong at Storm King Mountain	p. 1
Which Way Did He Run?	p. 17
from The Fire Inside: Firefighters Talk About Their Lives	p. 35
from Fire Line: Summer Battles of the West	p. 57
from Working	p. 73
from Will the Circle Be Unbroken?	p. 81
from Report from Engine Co. 82	p. 87
from On Fire	p. 95
The Chief	p. 105
Bound Upon a Wheel of Fire	p. 117
from Young Men and Fire	p. 127
from Fire on the Rim	p. 165
from USFS 1919: The Ranger, the Cook, and a Hole in the Sky	p. 197
from The Journey Home	p. 223
A Reporter at Large: Fire	p. 251
from Yellowstone's Red Summer	p. 289
from Seasonal: A Life Outside	p. 293
Pride and Glory of Firefighting Is Hard to Resist	p. 309
The Fires Next Time	p. 315
from The Pine Barrens	p. 327
When Every One Is Panic Stricken	p. 339
Acknowledgments	p. 347
Permissions	p. 348
Bibliography	p. 350
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