The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells The True Story Of

The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells The True Story Of California's Epic Cedar Fire

The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells the True Story of California's Epic Cedar FireÂ is both a poignant memoir and a veteran journalist's narrative nonfiction account of the largest known wildfire in California history, a catastrophic event that crippled postcard-perfect San Diego and dominated international headlines in October 2003.

Author Sandra Millers Younger's miraculous saga of escape, ruin and renewal unifies a tapestry of experiences woven from more than 100 interviews with firefighters, survivors and the families of those who died.Â

The fire itself is the main character in this epic story--a rampaging monster, framed within historical context, battled by understaffed,Â under-equipped firefighters, and confronted from the rare perspective of terrified civilians caught in its path.

Timing, location and weather conspired against air tankers, fire engines and bulldozers, enabling a lost hunter's signal fire to gather strength in the mountains east of San Diego.Â

Overnight, a swelling wind sent flames galloping toward the Pacific, killing 15 people, 12 of them the author's neighbors; incinerating more than 2,200 homes, including hers; and creating a lunarscape 20 times the size of Manhattan

In this revealing narrative, Younger takes readers into the heart of an epic firefight, telling the stories of fire chiefs and air tanker pilots trying to combat a catastrophe bigger than they had ever imagined, and recounting both survivors' and victims' desperate efforts to escape flames moving faster than fire engines could drive.Â

The Fire Outside My WindowÂ is a riveting and nuanced tale that captures the intensity of a runaway wildfire, honors those lost to its fury, and celebrates the human spirit's innate capacity to triumph over adversity.
Country USA
Brand Globe Pequot Press
Manufacturer Globe Pequot Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780762791804
ReleaseDate 2013-09-03
UnitCount 1
UPCs 024933791804
EANs 9780762791804

Country	USA
Brand	Globe Pequot Press
Manufacturer	Globe Pequot Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780762791804
ReleaseDate	2013-09-03
UnitCount	1
UPCs	024933791804
EANs	9780762791804

The Fire Outside My Window: A Survivor Tells The True Story Of California's Epic Cedar Fire

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