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29 Sep, 15 tweets, 6 min read
In “Breathing Fire,” author Jaime Lowe (@kicklikeagirl1) takes readers to the front lines of California’s wildfires through the experiences of women inmate firefighters.

Watch her conversation with columnist @Erika_D_Smith here:
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Lowe was inspired to write “Breathing Fire: Female Inmate Firefighters on the Front Lines of California’s Wildfires” after reading a 2016 Times article about the death of a 22-year-old inmate firefighter. latimes.com/local/lanow/la…
The 22-year-old, Shawna Lynn Jones, was a member of a crew built entirely of women serving time, earning just $2.56 a day or $1 an hour when actively firefighting. latimes.com/entertainment-…
"I wanted to let them speak for themselves... I tried to get a sense of who the person was," says Lowe about portraying the different subjects in "Breathing Fire."
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Lowe shares how inmate firefighters demonstrate larger problems of a broken prison system.
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Depending on the year, inmate firefighters make up as much as 30% of California’s wildland fire crews. latimes.com/opinion/story/…
This comes at a time when California is seeing larger and longer fire seasons than ever before. latimes.com/california/sto…
Author Jaime Lowe describes the impossible difficulties of working as a firefighter while incarcerated. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Five of the 10 largest wildfires in California history occurred in 2020. latimes.com/california/sto…
"Fires are changing faster than anyone can predict... What we're seeing now is completely different than what we were seeing 10 years ago," says Lowe. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
"In a state ravaged by drought, I find it mind-boggling that it’s still so difficult for people who gained experience battling wildfires while incarcerated to become fully certified firefighters," wrote @Erika_D_Smith earlier this year. latimes.com/california/sto…
.@Erika_D_Smith asks which injustices Lowe thinks will stick with her after writing "Breathing Fire." latimes.com/opinion/story/…
Lowe describes how she was able to incorporate several subjects and stories in "Breathing Fire," and what she had to leave out.
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ICYMI: Author Jaime Lowe's new puppy made a cameo at the end of the discussion and it was the best.
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