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A captivating memoir of trailblazing and firefighting from a pioneering woman in a male-dominated fieldWhen Clare Frank was 17 years old, she became a firefighter in Northern California. Clare was five foot two and officially too young to join the service - she left her birthdate blank on her paperwork, hoping no one would notice. And she didn't look like her peers, who sported an Adam's apple and a mustache. But her brother was a firefighter and loved it, so she thought she'd try it out, too. Very soon, she knew she had found her calling.Burnt is Clare's inspiring, richly detailed, and open-hearted account of an extraordinary life in fire. It chronicles the transformation of a young adult determined to prove her mettle into a scarred and sensitive veteran, grappling with the weight of her duties as chief of fire protection - one of the highest-ranking women in Cal Fire history - while record-setting fires engulf her home state.