Sarah Berns is a graduate of Wesleyan University and a former U.S. Forest Service smokejumper. She lives in Washington’s Methow Valley and runs .
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The official Ursus of fire prevention ought to move from figurehead to spokesbear—and wearing a little Nomex wouldn't hurt either
"What I've been searching for, I now see, is something bigger than acceptance, bigger than smokejumping, bigger than proving I can be one of the guys."