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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

My first and greatest debt is to those members of the community who have shared their stories in what has been a terrible time for us all.

Phillip Adams

Frank Allan

Drew Barr

Karen Barrow

Lesley Bebbington

Debbie Bradshaw

Bernie Broom

Andrew Brown

Dom Bourke

Cameron Caine

Steve Chapman

Danielle Clode

Linda Craske

Debbie Donald

Wendy Duncan

Jon Ellks

Tony Fitzgerald

Colin French

Michelle French

Steve Gormley

John Grover

Trish Hendrie

Dave Hooper

Tim Huggins

Ben Hutchinson

Cathy Lance

David Lance

Paul Lowe

Sarah McAloon

Di MacLeod

Jim MacLeod

Michelle Marshall

Bruce Newport

Mike Nicholls

Karyn Norbury

Angie O’Connor

Phil Petschel

Jeff Purchase

Aaron Redmond

Kerrie Redmond

Jim Usher

Lisa Waddell

Carole Wilson

Jo Wood

Special thanks to Roger Wood, whose story forms the heart and soul of this book.

As tends to be the case with my work, I’ve been harassing scientists all over the country in an attempt to make up for my own shortcomings. A special thank you to:

Tony Bannister

Liam Fogarty

Kelsy Gibos

Andrew Stacey

Neil Davidson

Nic Gellie

William Kininmonth

Philip Zylstra

Two experienced CFA captains have taken time from their busy volunteering activities to look over this manuscript and make helpful comments: John Schauble and Laurie Steel. My sincerest thanks to you both. I’d also like to acknowledge the friendship and words of advice from my colleagues at the St Andrews CFA; many of the insights—and sometimes even the language—you’ve all given me as we bounce around the back roads of St Andrews have worked their way into this narrative.

Parks ranger Tony Fitzgerald has been a constant source of wisdom and encouragement.

Kind thanks as well to Senior Sergeant Pete Sambell and Sergeant Sven Koernig from Victoria Police, and to John Sylvester for help with the contacts.

Thanks to Greg Bailey, for the Indian mythology.

I would like to acknowledge the influence of the great fire historian Stephen Pyne. His
Cycle of Fire
suite has delivered a new element— fire—into our literature, and underpins much of my discussion of the role of fire in our culture and landscape.

Amanda Ripley’s
The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes and Why
is a brilliant study of how people behave in times of crisis.

Danielle Clode was another source of inspiration, and her book,
A Future in Flames
, is warmly recommended.

Thanks to Lisa Jacobson for permission to reproduce her beautiful poem, ‘Girls and Horses in the Fire’. Special thanks to my colleagues at La Trobe University, especially Susan Bradley-Smith, Lucy Sussex, Catherine Padmore, David Tacey and Clare Williams.

Thanks to my agent, Mary Cunnane.

Again, thanks to the mob at Text for their faith in my work. A special thanks to Mandy Brett for the editorial masterstrokes.

Thanks to Stan, Helen and crew at the St Andrews pub for ‘the office’ and the coffee.

As always, the last word and the deepest expression of gratitude go to my beautiful girls, Kristin, Sally and Siena.

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