Confrontation with a Wildfire

A Forest Fire, Value Judgments, and an Airplane Crash

Joe Marr
The Memoirist
Published in
8 min readMar 17, 2024

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Wildfire out of control in the mountains.
Photo by Judy Beth Morris on Unsplash

The truck made surprisingly little noise coming up the driveway, especially when one considered its size. The two men who emerged were the burly types one hopes to see as firefighters. They disappeared around the garage and were removing the propane tank from the grill by the time I arrived at the door.

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Joe Marr
The Memoirist

Retired academic physician, biotech executive, and biotech investor. Now devotes time to extended family, volunteering, and creative writing.