The People Not The Fire: Stories of Resilience
Genre: natural disasters, memoirs, survival & emergency preparedness
When you buy this book and read our stories, know that you have contributed to something that often seems less than important in our current world–preserving community.
This is a book about people in a small mountain town on the central California coast, where wildfire raged for more than a month. Some people came back and some never returned, but no one escaped the impact of the CZU August Lightning Fire of 2020.
Many of those affected faced the pain of reliving terrifying moments, candidly telling their stories. They did this courageous act to heal and raise funds in support of the volunteer fire department that tirelessly worked to save their lives and homes.
This is an insider’s view of what it takes to live through a devastating natural disaster told through heartfelt narratives compelling photographs.
Release Date: August 03, 2022
Publisher: self-published on Amazon
Available Format(s): paperback, hardcover, ebook
Raves & Reviews
A Dramatic and Poignant Telling
Literally brought tears to my eyes at times.
A Safe Place
This book is both “heart wrenching” and “heartwarming” to read. It is raw, honest and very real! And, it restores my faith in the resilience, courage, and strength of people when they can come together and work together through a tragedy of this magnitude. The Authors have created and provided a “safe place” for feelings and healing to begin.
I Know Fires
This isn’t a quick read about dangerous escape routes and fast paced actions alone. It’s about individual’s love of place, what makes it special to them, how they fought and escaped and also how they used their courage and imagination to rise above the terror in service to their community. I highly recommend this book to people of all ages. It’s an act of love.
A Strong and Brave Project
This vivid story, told from many vantage points, and many points in time from the beginning to the end of a vast blaze, is the result of a close collaboration that began in the midst of chaos. It is a model of how to deal with tough times.
Riveting, Eye-opening, Horrifying and Hopeful!
Riveting, eye-opening, horrifying and hopeful are just some of the words I use to describe the powerful book… These first-hand accounts of surviving the fire are amazing; they will stay in my bones and memory.
Wow! Makes me humble…
Wow. I am so blessed to be part of this community. What an amazing well put together book. Very humbling… Thank you to the authors, photographers, fire department, and town heroes who made this happen.