Former California firefighter Jordan Thomas gives an explosive firsthand account of working through a record-breaking fire season in the U.S. He also covers the cultural history of wildfires and offers potential solutions.

What was it like to be on the front lines of disastrous wildfires during one of the worst fire seasons on record?

Anthropologist and former California Hotshot wildland firefighter Jordan Thomas describes the experience in When It All Burns, his personal memoir and informative guide to the current wildfire crisis.

Thomas details his training for the Los Padres Hotshots, an elite team of wildland firefighters that he joined just before the record-breaking 2021 fire season.

The book offers insights into how and why wildfires have escalated over recent centuries, and why Indigenous practices like controlled fires are the right path for reducing wildfire risks.