From celebrated author and illustrator Brian Fies comes a firsthand
account of the Northern California wildfires of 2017--revised and
expanded, and now in paperback
Early morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through
Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities. In addition, 6,200
homes and 8,900 structures were destroyed. Author Brian Fies's firsthand
account of this tragic event is an honest, unflinching depiction of his
personal experiences, including losing his house and every possession he
and his wife had that didn't fit into the back of their car. In the days
that followed, as the fires continued to burn through the area, Brian
hastily pulled together A Fire Story and posted it online--it
immediately went viral. He has now expanded his original webcomic to
include environmental insight and the fire stories of his neighbors and
others in his community. A Fire Story is a candid testimony of the
wildfires that left homes destroyed, families broken, and a community
determined to rebuild. The updated and expanded Fire Story is an
affordably priced paperback of 192 pages, including 32 pages of all-new
material, extending the story past the events of the hardcover edition
to include updates on the rebuilding, wrestling with insurance,
wrangling with contractors, the management of sometimes volatile
emotions, and the threats of yet another wildfire.
