Jeremiah Baumann and Amanda Baumann

Recorded July 20, 2014 Archived July 20, 2014 39:45 minutes

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Jeremiah Baumann (37) tells his sister Amanda Baumann (33) about the fourteen years he worked as a wildland firefighter.

Jeremiah Baumann tells how he got his first wildland firefighting job at 19 in order to finance his skiing hobby.

JB describes the work on firefighting crews as "brutal" and "strenuous" physical labor.

JB talks about when he became more serious about firefighting and began to see it as a career.

JB tells why he enjoyed the job, and why he was good at it.

JB talks about his role model, Larry Holst, a wildland firefighting private contractor.

JB explains the reality of working on a firefighting crew.

JB gives his thoughts about the media portrayal of firefighters as "heroes".

Peter White Public Library