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Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
Fire on the Mountain The True Story of the South Canyon Fire
Author: John N. Maclean
In 1994, a wildfire on Colorado's Storm King Mountain was wrongly identified at the outset as occurring in South Canyon. This unintentional, seemingly minor human error was the first in a string of mistakes that would be compounded into one of the greatest tragedies in the annals of firefighting. Before it was done, fourteen courageous firefigh...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780061829611
ISBN-10: 0061829617
Publication Date: 12/1/2009
Pages: 304
Edition: Reprint
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3.6 stars, based on 4 ratings
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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reviewed Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire on + 24 more book reviews
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Poignant, sometimes aggravating, always enthralling.
suzyshadow avatar reviewed Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire on + 125 more book reviews
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I read this book because my sister and her family lived on the other side of Storm King Mountain. After the fire my nephew decided to go into forest fire fighting because he idolized those people who put their lives on the line, while the bureaucrats were doing their petty in-fighting and game playing. I got so angry reading this account that at times I had to put it down for several days before continuing. This is an excellent book and should be read by everyone. It's not pretty, but it is important.
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amke avatar reviewed Fire on the Mountain: The True Story of the South Canyon Fire on + 7 more book reviews
I found this book quite interesting and it makes you wonder what those last few minutes were like for these folks. Not a fun way to go. MaClean has a very easy writing style to read. I enjoyed it.


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