04/17/2026
“I had no idea my body was capable of accomplishing such a feat. I realized that the majority of this job was going to be a mind game, and that no matter what my body told me, no matter how much it hurt, I had to push through. Why? Because not only was I doing those things for myself, but for others, too.”
Get an inside look at Backbone Contributor Katarina Bried’s journey into wildland fire and the sacrifices that come with protecting communities and land. Read her story at the link in our bio.