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Monster Fire at Minong: Wisconsin's Five Mile Tower Fire of 1977

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I bought this book for my Dad. He is now a retired Forester Ranger who was on this fire and if I remember right was quoted in the book.

Must read for any Forester Ranger, US Forest Service fire fighter, or city fire department that can be called out to wild land fires.

Volunteer firefighter Bill Matthias presents Monster Fire at Minong: Wisconsin's Five Mile Tower Fire of 1977, the true story of one of the largest wildfires in Wisconsin's history, a blaze that destroyed more than 13,000 acres and sixty-three edifices. More than just a historical chronicle, Monster Fire at Minong reveals the heroic actions of volunteers who dared to combat the ferocity of a deadly blaze to defend the homes and the lives of their fellow human beings. A handful of black-and-white photographs illustrates this captivating true story of men vs. nature.

Reads like a well-told story. Tells the story of a fire in northern Wisconsin that changed the face of fire-fighting. If you live - or have a cabin on a lake - in the pine-covered woods of any midwestern state, you'll find the story captivating!

I was one of the Rangers on this forest fire and was extremely interested and satisfied with the book.