The Dixie Fire forever changed the lives of most residents of Plumas County. How they endured, and why, are among the personal testimonies presented in Red Flag Warning: Mutual Aid and Survival in California’s Fire Country.
Co-editor Margaret Elysia Garcia will offer an overview of Red Flag Warning’s 11 essays at a series of book launches scheduled for:
Friday, Aug. 29, 5:30 – 7 p.m. – Indian Valley Academy library, Greenville.
Saturday, Aug. 30, 11 – noon, Kismet Books, Chester.
Sunday, Aug. 31, 2 – 4 p.m. – Plumas Arts Gallery, Quincy.
Garcia is among the four essayists with local roots. Others include Jane Braxton Little, Zeke Lunder and Sue Weber. All of the authors are from northern California communities impacted by wildfires.
The book’s co-editor is Dani Burlison, who survived the 2017 Tubbs Fire and lives in Red Bluff. She wrote one essay and contributed three interviews to Red Flag Warning.
Introduced by Manjula Martin, Red Flag Warning explores the way fires impact communities. It examines our relationship to place, and emphasizes the importance of organizing, land stewardship, caring and resilience.
“For a book ostensibly about the cataclysm and catastrophe of fire, I don’t see disaster. All I see are stars,” said Jimmy Dunson, co-founder of Mutual Aid Disaster Relief and author of Building Power While the Lights are On.
For additional information about the book launches, contact Plumas Arts at 530-283-3402 or [email protected].
