Drift Smoke: Loss and Renewal in a Land of Fire

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drift smoke | loss and renewal in a land of fire u n i v e r s it y o f n e va d a pre ss reno & las veg as David J. Strohmaier Environmental Arts and Humanities Series Series Editors: Scott Slovic and Michael Cohen University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada 89557 usa Copyright © 2005 by David J. Strohmaier All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Design by Omega Clay Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Strohmaier, David J. (David Jon), 1965– Drift smoke : loss and renewal in a land of fire / David J. Strohmaier. p. cm.—(Environmental arts and humanities series) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 0-87417-621-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Wildfires—Prevention and control—West (U.S.) 2. Wildfires— Environmental aspects—West (U.S.) 3. Fire ecology—West (U.S.) 4. Strohmaier, David J. (David Jon), 1965– 5. Wildfire fighters— West (U.S.) I. Title. II. Series. sd421.32.w47s77 2005 634.9'618—dc22 2005011395 The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z.48-1984. Binding materials were selected for strength and durability. First Printing 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 For the “Unknowns” ...