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Inside the inferno : a firefighter's story of the brotherhood that saved Fort McMurray  Cover Image Book Book

Inside the inferno : a firefighter's story of the brotherhood that saved Fort McMurray / Damian Asher with Omar Mouallem.

Asher, Damian. (Author). Mouallem, Omar, 1985- (Added Author).

Summary:

Born and raised in Fort McMurray, Damian Asher was a fifteen year veteran and captain in the city's fire department. On May 1, 2016, when a raging wildfire struck the city and forced the entire population to evacuate, Damian and his crew were on the front lines of the fire, and after weeks of fighting the wildfire that appeared insatiable, the firefighters finally managed to regain control of the city.

Record details

  • ISBN: 1501171127
  • ISBN: 9781501171123
  • Physical Description: viii, 216 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), map
  • Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada edition.
  • Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2017.

Content descriptions

Immediate Source of Acquisition Note:
LSC 32.00
Subject: Asher, Damian.
Wildfires > Alberta > Fort McMurray.
Fire fighters > Alberta > Fort McMurray.
Fort McMurray (Alta.) > History > 21st century.

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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 363.390971232 Ash 31681020046520 NONFIC Available -

Damian Asher is a captain in the Fort McMurray Fire Department. A fifteen-year veteran, Damian is charged with protecting not only the city but also the lives of the men and women around him. In his spare time, Damian works as a contractor, building homes by hand. He lives in Fort McMurray with his wife and two children.

Omar Mouallem is an award-winning writer and filmmaker. His journalism has appeared in The Guardian, The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Maclean’s, WIRED, and more. He coauthored the national bestseller Inside the Inferno: A Firefighter’s Story of the Brotherhood that Saved Fort McMurray, and codirected Digging in the Dirt, a documentary about mental health in the Alberta oil patch. In 2020, he founded Pandemic University School of Writing. And in 2023, he released a feature-length documentary about Burger Baron, the popular Alberta restaurant chain, called The Lebanese Burger Mafia. He lives in Edmonton, Alberta, with his family. Follow him on Twitter @OmarMouallem and find him at OmarMouallem.com.


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