At the Springer Correctional Center in northern New Mexico, women inmates are getting hands-on training in wildland ...
Every summer, thousands of wildland firefighters endure months of heavy exposure to smoke and other toxins without ...
When I was 18, a few days after graduating from high school, I found myself on a forest fire crew at Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. I returned for 15 seasons, 12 as crew boss, and I became a ...
Some 621 miles of harsh terrain in the saddle for six to 10 days. Vast temperature swings from morning frost to the fiery furnace of the unbridled August sun. Isolation.