Bibliograph

Burnt, a memoir of fighting fire, Clare Frank

Type

Label

Burnt, a memoir of fighting fire, Clare Frank

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Burnt

Oclc number

1379067524

Responsibility statement

Clare Frank

Sub title

a memoir of fighting fire

Summary

"When Clare Frank was seventeen, she became a firefighter in Northern California. Very soon, she knew she had found her calling. Burnt is Clare's inspiring account of a life in fire. It chronicles the transformation of a young adult into a scarred and sensitive veteran, grappling with the weight of her duties as chief of fire protection while record-setting fires engulf her home state. Clare masterfully mixes irreverence and awe, taking readers inside station houses, on daily calls, and along on wildfire campaigns where antics and dark humor balance terrifying risk, trauma, and a sense of almost holy responsibility"--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

I. Ignition. Matchsticks ; Blisters ; Coffee ; Vermin -- II. Sustained heat. Roods ; Gum ; Skivvies ; Pop-tarts -- III. Free burn. Remains ; Footbags ; Vertebrates ; Fissures -- IV. Growth. Fugitives ; Ganja ; Retinas ; Critters -- V. Full development. Kings ; Towers ; Brass ; Ohms -- VI. Decay. Slurry ; Scrapple ; Etchings ; Beacons -- Afterword -- Glossary

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