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#36: Lessons From The Most Dangerous Job: Hotshot Firefighting | River Selby
Michael speaks with River Selby, author of Hotshot: A Life on Fire, about what seven years as a wildland firefighter taught them about grit, belonging, and why landscapes need fire. They discuss:
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0:44 Becoming a hotshot firefighter
5:27 Proving they belonged on the crew
6:09 Why a hard childhood made a hard job easier
8:55 What 48-hour wildfire shifts are like
15:46 What fighting wildfires feels like
17:51 Why landscapes need fire
19:51 How fire suppression made wildfires worse
23:48 Leaving the fire crew
24:32 River Selby's life after firefighting
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