Fire on the Mountain is a 1999 book by John Norman Maclean. The book is about the fatal South Canyon wildfire on Storm King Mountain in 1994 in Colorado, which took the lives of 14 firefighters. A majority of those who lost their lives were from a single hotshot crew based in Prineville, Oregon. Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... John Norman Maclean is the son of Montana writer Norman Maclean. ... The Old Fire burning in the San Bernardino Mountains (image taken from the International Space Station) A wildfire, also known as a forest fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, brush fire, or bushfire (in Australasia), is an uncontrolled fire often occurring in wildland areas, but which can also consume houses or... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... State nickname: The Centennial State Other U.S. States Capital Denver Largest city Denver Governor Bill Owens (R) Senators Wayne Allard (R) Ken Salazar (D) Official languages English Area 269,837 km² (8th)  - Land 268,879 km²  - Water 962 km² (0. ... Firefighter with an axe A firefighter, sometimes still called a fireman though women have increasingly joined firefighting units, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people and in some areas provide emergency medical services. ... A hotshot can be: In railroading, a hotshot is a colloquial term for a train scheduled to travel a long distance at a high rate of speed. ... Prineville is a city located in, and the county seat of Crook County6. ...