BackStory is a production of the Gunnison Country Times. In this week's episode, Times podcast producer Anna Coburn takes a field trip to meet the members of the local U.S. Forest Service woodland firefighting crew named Sentinel. She learns about chainsaws named for favorite songs, how to make MREs taste better — and a lot more.

Sentinel in the smoke

Backstory is a production of the Gunnison Country Times — presenting audio features that go behind the headlines to tell the human story of life in the Gunnison Valley.

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Sentinel in the smoke

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