Golden sunrise over Arizona desert mountains with wildflowers

Fireline Reflections

Personal stories of grief, resilience, and healing from Amanda Marsh and the wildland firefighter community.

When Memories Return
When Memories Return
|Amanda Marsh
Sometimes after deep loss, memories disappear for a while. Not because they are gone — but because the weight of what was happening was simply too much to hold clearly... Read more...
Time Warp
Time Warp
|Amanda Marsh
Archive 12/19/19 A few days ago, it hit me, how 2020 will mark seven years since the Yarnell Hill Fire claimed the lives of my husband and the Granite Mountain... Read more...
What Saved Me
What Saved Me
|Amanda Marsh
Archive 12/12/19 Just after I received the call from my friend at dispatch, informing me that there had been a burn over and the Granite Mountain Hotshots were missing, I... Read more...
The Trauma We Carry
The Trauma We Carry
|Amanda Marsh
Archive 12/21/19 Raising children inside trauma and loss is super hard and dynamic. I have been raising my step children inside the loss of the Granite Mountain Hotshots for nearly... Read more...