03469nam 2200697 a 450 991080879740332120230815184111.01-281-95955-397866119595550-226-14407-010.7208/9780226144078(CKB)1000000000578217(EBL)432210(OCoLC)646784277(SSID)ssj0000214727(PQKBManifestationID)11175087(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000214727(PQKBWorkID)10167609(PQKB)10488396(StDuBDS)EDZ0000119101(MiAaPQ)EBC432210(DE-B1597)522679(OCoLC)1109490775(DE-B1597)9780226144078(Au-PeEL)EBL432210(CaPaEBR)ebr10265994(CaONFJC)MIL195955(EXLCZ)99100000000057821720070314d2007 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierOn the fireline living and dying with wildland firefighters /Matthew DesmondChicago :University of Chicago Press,2007.1 online resource (ix, 369 pages) illustrationsFieldwork encounters and discoveries0-226-14408-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-353) and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Introduction --1. Country Masculinity --2. The Sanctuary of the Forest --3. A Joke between Brothers --4. Real Firefi ghters Drive Green Engines --5. Learning and Burning --6. Taking the "Wild" Out of Wildfire --7. The Beaver Creek Fire --8. The Incompetent Dead --Conclusion --Appendix: Between Native and Alien --Glossary --Notes --Acknowledgments --IndexIn 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 experiences with intimate knowledge and native ease, adroitly balancing emotion with analysis and action with insight. On the Fireline shows that these firefighters aren't the adrenaline junkies or romantic heroes as they're so often portrayed. An immersion into a dangerous world, On the Fireline is also a sophisticated analysis of a high-risk profession-and a captivating read.Fieldwork encounters and discoveries.Wildfire fightersWest (U.S.)BiographyWildfiresPrevention and controlHazardous occupationsRisk-taking (Psychology)firefighters, wildland, firecrew, arizona, memoir, biography, autobiography, danger, risk, profession, career, heroism, nature, environment, wilderness, wildfire, conservation, ecosystem, nonfiction, masculinity, prevention, fire, risk-taking, hazardous occupations, forest, country, men, gender, training, discipline, burning, death, mortality.Wildfire fightersWildfiresPrevention and control.Hazardous occupations.Risk-taking (Psychology)363.37092/273Desmond Matthew1600195MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910808797403321On the fireline3923196UNINA