The woman who ran toward wildfires and came out a hotshot
The woman who ran toward wildfires and came out a hotshot  
Podcast: Living Planet
Published On: Fri May 23 2025
Description: When Kelly Ramsey joined an elite unit of wildland firefighters called the "hotshots" in Northern California, she thought she knew what she was signing up for. But climate change has flipped a switch, transforming wildfires from a natural occurrence into an unstoppable force. We’ll hear her story and check in with firefighters in Canada and Australia about what it now takes to put out the flames.