Behind the scenes of the Fishhook Fire base camp

Behind the scenes of the Fishhook Fire base camp

When some people think of wildfires, they often picture the spectacle: helicopters, towering smoke, flames reaching the sky and firefighters gathering en masse to risk their lives to save lives, property and nature alike. But just as important — and sometimes overlooked — are the bodies and minds that coordinate with remarkable precision to make large-scale wildland fire response possible in the first place.  Though the Fishhook Fire north of Ra…