For too long, the details of this tragedy have been shrouded in a fog of secrecy. Beyond Tranquillon Ridge is a story that recounts the firefighting efforts during a frenzied 24- hour period known as the "Honda Canyon Fire." It is a history of the strategies and tactics used and it includes many first-hand accounts of the conditions that firefighters and the military faced on the front lines-including the tragic deaths of their comrades. Joseph Valencia offers a brilliant look back; re-creating the sights and sounds of actual firefighting; descriptive overviews of the landscape of South Vandenberg, with rich profiles and command level decisions of the brave men who fought it. In the end, this one day in 1977 stands out as the pivotal time when wind and fire combined into a firestorm and where past compromises affected an outcome.
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Joseph N. Valencia was born and raised in California and has lived in the Lompoc Valley for most of his life. He attended Allan Hancock College and the University of Central Florida. Upon leaving the Fire Department, Mr. Valencia has worked in the Aerospace field for the last 25-years and is currently a Logistics Staff Engineer at Lockheed-Martin Space Systems Company. He has written one other book, "The Fire Season" published in 1996. He resides in Lompoc California with his wife (Tracey), and their four children (Nicholas, Ryan, Sara and Daniel).
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Good story,
By Edward Pulaski "Ed" (Colorado) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Beyond Tranquillon Ridge (Paperback)
I remember when this event took place, it was the same year as the Mable-Cone and Hog fires. It was a sad way to end a long and difficult fire season. This book documents and examines the challenges and hazards that occur when you mix two separate command structures (fire and military) and details the tragedy that resulted.
There are a number of spelling errors in the book, which I found to be a distraction.
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