Bibliograph

Breathing fire, female inmate firefighters on the front lines of California's wildfires, Jaime Lowe

Type

Label

Breathing fire, female inmate firefighters on the front lines of California's wildfires, Jaime Lowe

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Breathing fire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1243031013

Responsibility statement

Jaime Lowe

Sub title

female inmate firefighters on the front lines of California's wildfires

Summary

"A dramatic, revelatory account of the female inmate firefighters who battle California's wildfires"--, Provided by publisherOf the thousands of firefighters who battle California's blazes every year, roughly 30 percent of the on-the-ground wildland crews are inmates earning a dollar an hour. Approximately 200 of those firefighters are women serving on all-female crews. Lowe has spent years getting to know dozens of women who have participated in the fire camp program. Speaking to captains, family and friends, correctional officers, and camp commanders, she provides an illuminating look at how the fire camps actually operate. In doing so, she encompasses California's underlying catastrophes of climate change, economic disparity, historical injustice, and the emotional and physical intensity of firefighting. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Shawna Lynn Jones and the women of Crew 13-3 -- "The girls in oranges hiking the mountain" -- The Golden State of incarceration -- Release -- Epilogue

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