This is a combination of history and biography. It covers a modern burnover in Montana and is written in a journalistic style. It covers the build up to the fire, the fire itself, the conditions that set up the burn-over, the burn-over, and the aftermath for the people involved.
I grew up in Montana and have been to this area. The book is very true to Montana culture and the topography. It
If you like [Young Men and Fire], I think you will like this book.
My star ratings: 1 = couldn't complete it. 2 = Not good but I could finish it 3= Good book 4= Really Good 5= Great book that I will/have reread ( )

Dan Steffensen has a very inspirational story. In 2021, he was burned over 60% of his body. Some say with these injuries he should have died. But he lived, and even returned to firefighting in Montana.

I've read other books that go into much more detail on the treatment of burn patients. This book did touch on that but didn't go into great detail about the treatment, nor how Dan dealt with it.

Many people participated in Dan's treatment and recovery--in some ways, there seems to be more about how it affected them than Dan's thoughts, feelings, emotions. (Then again, I'm a woman, so maybe what is related would resonate more with men.)

Despite the title, I still have only a vague idea what is meant by the term "burn over". I will admit when I first read the title, I was wondering if it had something to do with deploying a fire shelter after being trapped by fire. That's not the case--so that must be a different firefighting term. It might be helpful for readers to define that term (from a firefighting manual etc.) whether it be at the front of the book (as an epigraph type quote) or in the back of the book with other notes etc.

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