Wildland Firefighting Quotes

“Wildland firefighters do not enjoy the cultural prestige that structural firefighters do. They do not wax their fire engines and cruise down the local parade route, lights flashing; they are not the subject of countless popular books and movies; major politicians do not honor their sacrifices on the Senate floor or from the Rose Garden; they do not have bagpipe bands, fancy equipment, enduring icons, or other signifiers of honor verifying the importance of their activity.”
― Matthew Desmond, On the Fireline: Living and Dying with Wildland Firefighters

“I wasn't even sure what "go available" meant. But I knew I was a rookie and that I should be afraid.”
― Kelly Ramsey, Wildfire Days: A Woman, a Hotshot Crew, and the Burning American West