The thirtymile fire book

A chronicle of bravery and betrayal john macrae books by maclean, john n. Author bill posted on september 1, 2008 january 19, 2014 categories uncategorized tags john n. Hes being charged with ignoring all the safety rules in the book and abandoning all common sense, weaver said. Thirtymile fire, 10 years ago today, and the consequences. The fire, an escaped picnic cooking fire, was detected on monday, july 9th. Over 1,000 firefighters were brought in to fight the fire. Advertising andor links of commercial, forprofit websites, products, andor services is not permitted.

Macleans lastest book about fatal fires is the thirtymile fire, in which he tells the story of the deadly blaze in northcentral washingtons. Maclean, author of the thirtymile fire published in 2007, said despite his shortcomings, daniels should never have been prosecuted. Thirtymile fire by maclean abebooks passion for books. Initially believed to be a simple mopup job, the fire. The thirtymile fire in the remote north cascade range near the canadian border in washington began as a simple mopup operation. A chronicle of bravery and betrayal, published by henry holt in june 2007. The thirtymile fire recounts chain of errors that led. The thirtymile fire, his third book on fatal infernos and their victims, is pitilessly compelling, the sort of saga devoured in one horrified reading. On july 9, 2001, the hot exhaust of a state vehicle on fire patrol ignited the major libby south fire in the north. The thirtymile fire was first reported on july 9, 2001 in the okanogan national forest. Thirtymile fire investigation report usda forest service. The fire is about five acres with two spots ahead of it. An unattended campfire sparked the thirtymile fire in northcentral washingtons okanogan national forest. National geographic adventurethe thirtymile fire in the north cascade range ne.

Case study of the 2001 30 mile fatality fire in washington. An engine with 3 firefighters arrives just after 11 pm. Thirty mile crew boss charged in 4 fire deaths the. Fire and ashes 0805075917 was selected as a chicago tribune best book of 2003. The thirtymile fire in the north cascade range near the canadian border of washington began as a simple mopup operation. A chronicle of bravery and betrayal kindle edition by john n. In a few hours, a series of catastrophic errors led to the entrapment and deaths of four members of the fire crew two teenage girls and two young men. A local type 2 crew is called up just after midnight. Maclean diligently recounts the national repercussions of the blaze, which led to congressional hearings on fire safety, but his real interest is in wildfires themselves and those who volunteer to fight them. Maclean, including the thirtymile fire, the esperanza fire and many more. The thirtymile fire went on to burn an area of 9,324 acres 38 km 2 before it was declared fully contained on july 23. Maclean, thirtymile fire as many wildland firefighters know, john n. On july 10, 2001, four forest service fire suppression personnel were killed after they became entrapped and their fire shelter deployment site was burned over by the thirtymile fire, in the chewuch river canyon, about 30 miles north of winthrop, washington. There are echoes of those fires as well in the thirtymile fire, the subject of macleans third book, the thirtymile fire.