“The Fire Line” begins at the end

The Fire Line begins at the end, with the death of 19 firefighters who were killed in the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona on June 30, 2013. It’s a difficult way to start, to commit to spending 200 pages with 19 men who you know will be dead by the time you’re done reading. Fernanda Santos, Phoenix bureau chief for The New York Times, makes it worth the heartbreak with a heartfelt and fascinating look into the world of wildland firefighting.
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