Extreme Wildfire

Extreme Wildfire book cover — EXTREME WILDFIRE SMOKE JUMPERS HIGH TECH GEAR SURVIVAL TACTICS AND THE EXTRAORDINARY SCIENCE OF FIRE MARK THIESSEN WITH GLEN PHELAN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC WASHINGTON D.C.

Extreme Wildfire — page 1 — FOR MY MOTHER WHO ENCOURAGED ME TO FOLLOW MY DREAMS MARK THIESSEN Copyright 2016 National Geographic Partners LLC For information about special discounts for bulk purchases please contact National Geographic Books Special Sales ngspecsales ngs org All rights reserved Reproduction of the whole or any part of the contents without written permission from the publisher is prohibited For rights or permissions inquiries please contact National Geographic Books Subsidiary Rights ngbookrights ngs org Since 1888 the National Geographic Society has funded more than 12 000 research exploration and preservation projects around the world The Society receives funds from National Geographic Partners LLC funded in part by your purchase A portion of the proceeds from this book supports this vital work To learn more visit www flatgeo com info NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and Yellow Border Design are trademarks of the National Geographic Society used under license Designed by James Hiscott Jr Paperback ISBN 978 1 4263 2530 4 Reinforced library binding ISBN 978 1 4263 2531 I For more information visit www nationalgeographic com call 1 800 647 5463 or write to the following address National Geographic Partners LLC 1145 17th Street NW Washington D C 20036 4688 U S A Printed in China 16 PPS 1 Visit us online at nationalgeographic com books For librarians and teachers ngchildrensbooks org More for kids from National Geographic kids nationalgeographic com CC I'm supporting the Eric Marsh Foundation for Wildland Firefighters and I think you should too It's an all volunteer organization where 100 of your donations go directly to aid the families of fallen wildland firefighters Eric was one of the nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots killed in the Yarnell Fire in 2013 Please support this foundation started by Eric's widow Amanda Please donate at ericmarshfoundationforwildlandfirefighters org Mark Thiessen

Extreme Wildfire — page 2 — 6 8 26 46 68 88 108 108 109 110 111 Credits A traller is engulfed by flames In California USA Introduction Chapter One The Science of Wildfire Chapter Two Battling Wildfire From the Ground Chapter Three Battling Wildfire From the Alr Chapter Four Ecology of a Wildfire Chapter Five Living With Wildfire Conclusion Resources Further Reading Glossary Glossary Index

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