Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West Issue 8 Shawnté Salabert

Shawnté Salabert

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Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West Issue 8 Shawnté SalabertIn the exhilarating spirit of Wild and A Walk in the Park, an adventure filled memoir of one womans struggle to succeed as a wildland firefighter on an elite, male dominated crew as they battle some of the fiercest wildfires in the West. When Kelly Ramsey drives over a California mountain pass to join an elite firefighting crew, shes terrified that she wont be able to keep up with the intense demands of the job. Not only will she be the only woman on