Local firefighters share stories of what they experience while battling fires.

Storytellers include: Kara Chadwick, supervisor for the San Juan National Forest, began her U.S. Forest Service career in 1985 working on fire and timber crews in Montana and Idaho for the Kootenai National Forest. She's been in the Durango area for more than four years.

Lorena Williams is a wildland firefighter. She has spent 14 seasons with the U.S. Forest Service in capacities ranging from wilderness and recreation to heli-rappel and dispatch. She currently works at Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch on the San Juan National Forest.

Greg Childress serves as a captain with the Durango Fire Department. A veteran firefighter, he helped battle the 416 Fire this summer.