During the afternoon deployment, Marsh was assigned to the command staff as a supervisor while his crew stayed stationed on a ridge inside "the black"—an already burned expanse of land that provided complete safety from the fire.
One of Marsh’s most defining traits was leading from the front. He did not bark orders from the rear; he was the first to pick up the tool. eric marsh
Marsh hired former drug addicts, intellectuals, and cowboys. He didn't want identical people; he wanted people who would hold the line together. During the afternoon deployment, Marsh was assigned to