The Seasons of Fire - Reflections on Fire in the West

Long-term wildland fire-fighter David J. Strohmaier shares his personal and provocative exploration of the formative role that fire plays in human life.

About the author

David J. Strohmaier is currently serving as a Missoula County Commissioner and formerly worked as a historian with Historical Research Associates in Missoula, Montana. He was previously a City Councilman in Missoula. Strohmaier worked for fifteen seasons as a wildland firefighter for the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service.

Summary

Addresses our ambivalence about fire and the realities of loss to it. This book examines the process of renewal that is yet another consequence of such destruction, from the infusion of essential nutrients into the soil, to the sprouting of seeds that depend on intense heat for germination, to the renewal of species as the land restores itself.

Product details

• Authors: David J. Strohmaier
• Publisher: University of Nevada Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.07.2001
• EAN: 9780874174830
• ISBN: 978-0-87417-483-0
• No. of pages: 200
• Weight: 456 g
• Series: Environmental Arts and Humanit; Environmental Arts and Humanit
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature and society: general, reference works