On this searing edition of Road Gang Radio, hosts Jimmy Mac and Lindsay Lawler talk with debut author and former wildland firefighter Kelly Ramsey, whose memoir Wildfire Days delivers a gripping, intimate look at life on the front lines of America’s most dangerous blazes.

As the only woman on the Rowdy River Hotshots—one of the nation’s most elite firefighting crews—Kelly faced towering flames, grueling conditions, and a crew culture that tested her physical and emotional limits. From megafires in California’s Klamath region to the quiet storms of personal grief, Kelly shares what it means to literally walk through fire—both in the forest and in life.

In a conversation that weaves climate crisis, crew dynamics, and deeply personal resilience, Kelly opens up about finding purpose amid destruction, challenging the firefighting brotherhood, and learning what to let burn.

With a background in poetry, a fireline resume, and a story that’s equal parts adrenaline and heart, Kelly Ramsey brings the heat and the humanity.

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