Editor's Note
We’ve run a lot of cover stories about fires and firefighters in the last couple of years—how could we not, all things considered—but nothing like this week’s by Ryan Masters. It’s the most intense and personal take on the realities of firefighting that I’ve ever seen in my two-decades-plus in Santa Cruz media. That’s not only because Masters is a longtime local journalist who actually went and signed up to be a firefighter. It’s also because he’s got the writing chops to make you feel like you too have signed up to be a firefighter, and are now facing the most nerve-shredding challenges of your life. And this is just the training to be a firefighter! I don’t want to spoil anything, so go forth into the maze with Masters’ story.
Just a couple of things before you do: I thought we had written the final word on Santa Cruz Gives last week, but then it turned out that a few checks that had been sent through the mail hadn’t been counted yet—including one really big check for $30,000 to the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter Foundation. These final donations pushed us past our “OMG goal” of $1.1 million—you know, that number we picked because we figured there was no possible way we could reach it, but it was a wonderful thing to aspire to? Yeah, you made that a reality. Thank you one last time from all of us here at GT, our Gives sponsors and of course the 80 nonprofits you gave a huge boost to this past holiday season.
Lastly, time is running out to vote for the Best of Santa Cruz County Awards. Go to goodtimes.sc and cast your ballot today!
STEVE PALOPOLI | EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
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