This book will help answer questions the American public has about what Incident Management Teams really do, with incidents including The Pentagon Terrorist attack and Hurricane Katrina.

It also gives the reader a realistic look at how federal employees move through a career and what obstacles they might face.

Managing incidents that cost $1,000,000.00 a day is quite common for Federal Incident Commanders. This book will open your eyes to the staggering costs, in money and lives, of battling these large incidents.

It displays the personal rewards and fond memories a career in wildland fire management and participation on incident management teams can bring.

There is also a chapter on how to succeed as a federal employee.