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Book Review: One Foot in the Black by Kurt L. Kamm

Oops, it wasn't until I had had read almostfather's 'office' Christmas party. The
the entire book that I discovered that thisabusive elder Kowalski is also a fire
was fiction and not biographical! This storyfighter, and it is the station chief that
is so well constructed it is impossible tooffers Greg the opportunity to move to
tell fact from fiction. The characters areCalifornia and become a seasonal member of
life-like, and they are crafted with a skillthe  CDF.
and panache that one rarely finds in a novel.
I was devastated when I discovered it was aThis is an opportunity that Greg cannot turn
novel, I really wanted to ask Kurt Kamm aboutdown, escape from Saginaw and the oppressive
that time on the mountain with the fire allregime that his father has created. Of course
around!there are downsides, what will happen to his
mother and sister, who will still be under
Having made my confession, let us talk aboutthe  ogre's  spell.
the story. The title One Foot In The Black is
a reference to fighting Wildfires, moreWhat Greg lacked in Saginaw, he finds in
importantly the placement of firefighters,California, a father figure he can admire, a
they are in the just scorched area dealingfather figure that offers genuine friendship
with the fire at close range. It is to sayand leadership. Fighting wildfires is a
the least a dangerous place to be. If thedangerous occupation, as Greg discovers first
wind changes, you are in big trouble, but thehand, caught by surprise with a wind
science and experience shows that you atdirection Greg faces a life or death
least  have  a  possible  escape  route.situation. To save himself, or risk near
certain death to try and save his friend and
Author Kurt Kamm takes us on an odyssey ofmentor?
discovery, a discovery of what it is like to
be on the fire line, and a look at whatI think it would be inappropriate to reveal
drives the people who risk their lives somore, I have a sadistic streak! You will just
that we still have possessions after the firehave to read One Foot In The Black yourself
has tried to rip through our property. Maybeto  find  out  what  happens!
most important of all, we get to peek inside
the mind of one young man that has decided toI really like the meticulous attention to
make  this  his  career.detail that Kurt Kamm has included. And
clearly the detail is factual, his book has
The style that Kamm has adopted is anbeen endorsed by several fire fighting
interesting one, and one that essentiallyorganizations. Kurt Kamm lives in Southern
permits two very different stories to be toldCalifornia and has had some first hand
side by side. We have the story of 19 yearexperience with wild fires, apparently one
old Greg Kowalski entering the field ofactually made it to the front door of his
wildfire fighting, and we have the ratherMalibu  home.
dark and sad story of Greg's upbringing.
Living in a dysfunctional family with aYou can find out more about this author from
verbal and physically abusive father Greg canhis web site, and One Foot In The Black is
think of little more than how to escape. Theavailable from Amazon.
opportunity arises when he attends his



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