Wildfire on the front lines with Station 8

A story of modern wildfire science interwoven with the history, landscape, and human behavior involved, based on the year journalist Heather Hansen spent with the City of Boulder Wildland Fire Division, Station 8.

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Main Author: Hansen, Heather (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Seattle, WA : Mountaineers Books, [2018]
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Summary:A story of modern wildfire science interwoven with the history, landscape, and human behavior involved, based on the year journalist Heather Hansen spent with the City of Boulder Wildland Fire Division, Station 8.
Physical Description:302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-293) and index.
ISBN:9781680510713
1680510711
Author Notes:Heather Hansen is an award-winning reporter, specializing in environmental and travel journalism. Over the past couple of years, she has focused her writing on natural resource issues affecting the Intermountain West.

Hansen's work has appeared in High Country News, Men's Journal, Coastal Living, National Geographic Traveler, Smithsonian, Outside, Mountain Gazette, Away.com, and others. She has been interviewed in print and on the radio and has done book talks and presentations in Boulder, Denver, Boston, San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon.

Hansen is passionate about gathering and telling stories with sharp, engaging narratives. She enjoys weaving together history, ecology, politics, and personalities. And from her days as a Junior Ranger in Cape Cod National Seashore at age seven, she has been a national park junkie.