Award-winning journalist Jesse Winter takes us on a dangerous and often heroic journey to the frontlines of three Canadian wildfires, introducing readers to firefighters, volunteers and others who are facing the countrys most devastating infernos

In Wild Fire, Jesse Winter takes readers on a dramatic and riveting journey to the frontlines of some of Canadas most devastating blazes. Weaving together incredible stories of everyday courage, danger and disaster, Winter offers a unique view into our current perilsharing invaluable insight from those whove faced down Canadas hungriest infernos.

Across British Columbia, he encounters terrifying close calls and unbelievable bravery. In Jasper, he meets the tireless volunteer firefighters who answer the towns urgent call for help. And, in the Far North, he hears from residents who band together as the fires blaze closer and closer. At each site, he also confronts a system buckling under the pressure of previously unimaginable fire. Since 2020, wildfires have, on average, burned through five times more square kilometres than they did in the 1970sdestroying an area twice the size of Vancouver Island every summer.

As Winter journeys to the countrys most fire-prone areas, he asks what were getting right and also examines what were getting perilously wrong. From there, he makes the compelling case that if Canada wants to survive its inevitably hot future, it needs to take the hard-won lessons of such local communities to heart. The end result is an account that feels immediate and intimate, urgent and hopeful.