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Only the Brave

DramaHistory

Directed by Joseph Kosinski

Members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots battle deadly wildfires to save an Arizona town. From TMDB

64 reactions from 3 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 20, 2026 · last updated Oct 21, 2026 · How this works

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Only the Brave is a 2017 drama history film, directed by Joseph Kosinski, starring Josh Brolin, Miles Teller and Jeff Bridges.

  • 49 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews
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  • Rural Anarchy @ruralanarchy.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 21, 2025

    Just watched the movie Only The Brave about wildland firefighters. Kinda expected it wouldn't have a happy ending. But damn, this one had me ugly crying. Technical consultants were spot on, but the storywriters are out to make you cry. You can't run from a fire front driven by 60mph winds.

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  • Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 17, 2026

    If you want a REALLY good War Dads: Dads Who War Good film? Only the Brave. Miles Teller is great, and Josh Brolin is the stern dad you've always wanted.

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  • Cas Mudde @casmudde.bsky.socialBluesky · May 19, 2026

    “Only the Brave” (2017) is a movie about a small town fire brigade that achieves elites status before being swiped away by a deadly wild fire. Incredible true story that shows the bravery of these firefighters. Movie has some amazing scenery and views. 🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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  • Spooky SZN Uncle Ian @jawabreaker.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 31, 2026

    The movies we covered were Aftershock - 2010 movie about earthquakes in China Only the Brave - Wildfires Twisters - Tornados The Day After Tomorrow - Climate Shift Dante's Peak - Volcano The Perfect Storm - Hurricane The Impossible - Tsunami Deep Impact - Meteor Strike

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  • Drquinzel @drquinzel.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 21, 2025

    There is a movie called Only the Brave about the Yarnell Hill Fire too.

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  • Tara @needlesandbits.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2026

    Movie night! Join Historians at the Movies, starting at 8 pm est to watch and chat about ONLY THE BRAVE #HATM

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  • Rural Anarchy @ruralanarchy.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 3, 2025

    Only The Brave is an incredible movie. Highly recommend. But if you know anything about the Granite Mountain team or the Yarnell Hill fire, it DOES NOT have a happy ending. And going to that from a Phil Ochs song... Really??

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  • Róisín 🏳️‍⚧️ @roisin.northsky.socialBluesky · Mar 9, 2025

    Lowkey, Only The Brave. Because it's a mesh between my guilt pleasure "based on a true story" and "disaster" movie genres

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  • Glen 🇨🇦 part owner of Canada* @honestcanadian.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2025

    A similar event is depicted in the movie "Only the Brave". www.imdb.com/title/tt3829...

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  • Miss Riss @missriss.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 11, 2024

    Junior is no longer allowed to suggest movies that he sees random clips of on TikTok. I just got duped into watching Only The Brave ...about the Yarnell Hill Fire. I cried at the first Transformers movie, so we can imagine how fucking wrecked I am now.

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  • Ben Kuchera @benkuchera.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 4, 2026

    And if you're a Kosinski fan, please don't sleep in Only the Brave, a perfect Dad movie with Brolin and Miles Teller about firefighters. It's exactly what you want out of a movie about firefighters. Ridiculously underrated film.

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  • Marielle & Chip @cmariellec.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 4, 2025

    #AugustMovieChallenge 8/4 Someone's uses an ax or hatchet in a film 2017 - Only The Brave (Yes, I thought in The Shining too! )

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  • hell or los alamos @ghostlips.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 11, 2025

    Only The Brave is close; the guy who directed Top Gun 2 did do a movie about firefighters

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Action Movies Released on October 20! What's your fave? 1. Only the Brave 2. The Day of the Beast 3. Don 4. Pompeii: The Last Day 20 #Action movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/oct-20?sort=ranking#action #FilmSky

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  • Uribe Down - They say taupe is very soothing @saveourfarms.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    There are too many good actors in Only the Brave, a movie I only heard about tonight. It’s not bad! But 3/4 through I have no real idea what it’s trying to say.

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  • Kyle Pierson @kylepierson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 19, 2026

    Updates on some film and TV projects I've worked on. 1. Watch Nathan Dalton's HAUNTED HOUSE OF PANCAKES for FREE on Tubi: tubitv.com/movies/10005... 2. ONLY THE BRAVE and LOVE & DEATH are on Netflix 3. EASY DIGGING Feb 11 & 15 at DCIFF 4. Michael McGlynn on SPOTLIGHT this week

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  • D @dmliii.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2025

    What was the Last Movie you watched? Only the Brave 2017 youtu.be/lgcxMCrx39Y?...

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  • The Revisionist’s Almanac 🎥🎞️🍿 @revalmanac.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 11, 2025

    Only the Brave (2017) What do you think of this harrowing true story directed by Joseph Kosinski? My guests for that film year: Matthew Anderson and Saleah Blancaflor #movies #filmsky

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  • Anna ZenKen Stephens is on Patreon @annasmithwrites.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 20, 2025

    Rewatched Only The Brave as itnl popped up on Netflix, a film based on the Yarnell Hill Fire that killed 19 firefighter/hotshots in 2013. Films like this always hit hard, but as the child of a firefighting family - dad, uncle, great-uncle - it was particularly brutal. RIP and love to the families.

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  • Charlie Griefer @charlie.griefer.comBluesky · Jun 30, 2025

    Twelve years ago today, 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots lost their lives fighting the Yarnell Hill Fire. Being fairly local (I've ridden to Yarnell frequently), it feels kinda personal. Highly recommend the movie "Only the Brave". These men will never be forgotten. Not in my lifetime.

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  • Ian Casselberry @iancasselberry.blogBluesky · May 12, 2025

    Tron: Legacy, Oblivion, Top Gun: Maverick... and if you haven't seen Only the Brave, that movie is very underrated.

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  • GibbertyFlibbet @thecorrection.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 9, 2025

    also while I'm thinking of it may I recommend 2017's Only the Brave, about the Granite Mountain Hotshots in 2013. It has one of the single most memorable CGI shots in film history, in my opinion, a great ensemble cast, and the dangers and satisfactions of wildfire fighting haven't changed.

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  • Simon and the BlueBeats 🎶🥁🎸❤️‍🔥🎤✨🎶 @simonjester007.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 23, 2025

    I don't know ' Passengers ' and not sure of 'Only the Brave ' ( I think I know ) ~ I've not seen Interstellar 😕 Interesting about the Spencer Tracy - Katharine Hepburn film 😁😁😁

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  • Chino @chino1cisneros.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 18, 2025

    She did a movie called Only the Brave with Josh Brolin she was great in she’s always been great but dam she played the perfect girlfriend/wife

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  • musicisblood🦇🍿🏳️‍🌈 @musicisblood.booBluesky · Sep 11, 2025

    It was a really good movie. It's been a minute since I've watched a Sorkin project. Thank you for the recommendation! I also haven't forgotten about Only the Brave. I'm gonna put that one on in a few days.

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  • Bradley Gore @m2z14.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 30, 2025

    I would also be a good night to watch the film: Only the Brave. I was lucky as a Flagstaff Hotshot. I only got hit by lighting on Mt. Humphreys. They are heroes we must remember.

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  • Fred Connelly @brendonconnelly.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2025

    Also, I wonder if you've seen his Granite Mountain Hotshots film, Only the Brave. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQj4...

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  • Double Reel Film Podcast @doublereelpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    Out Now: Issue 58 of Double Reel continues with Classics and Hidden Gems, with author Alan Bayles and a Disaster Film theme. Our Classic is The Towering Inferno and the Hidden Gem is Only the Brave. 📽️ #filmsky www.podbean.com/ea/pb-8pg95-...

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  • Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 1, 2024

    The Simpson's record of predicting the future is unmatched, but I have to recognize the Entourage writers room for their premonitions as well: Aquaman Only The Brave (Smokejumpers) The Great Gatsby remake Ferrari Narcos (Medillin was a movie, but) Lady Gaga (Justine Chapin) with Tony Bennett

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  • eddievercetti @eddievercetti.northsky.socialBluesky · Sep 26, 2023

    I think I was looking for movies for future CYS material and man, that weekend was fucking dire, this, Geostorm and The Snowman, I think I also saw Snowman because a movie podcast shat all over it before I saw it. I really saw Only the Brave but then it was Tuesday and I was really bored.

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Oct 20, 2026

    🎬 The Top 4 Drama Movies Released on October 20! What's your fave? 1. The Prestige 2. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge 3. Killers of the Flower Moon 4. Only the Brave 107 #Drama movies released today: https://todayinmovies.com/genres/oct-20?sort=ranking#drama #FilmSky

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  • William R Knecht @williamrknecht.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 30, 2026

    Damn... I recently watched the movie "Only the Brave," starring Josh Brolin, about Arizona fire-stompers that lost their lives in the pursuit of extinguishing a bad one.

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  • Bradley Gore @m2z14.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 30, 2026

    Rep. Stanton: Have you viewed the 2017 Film "Only the Brave" about the tragedy of the Granite Mountain Hotshots in Arizona. Looking at the DOD budget relative to the USDA fire budget it seems something could be legislated to respect our wildland firefighting in many ways. This is badly needed.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 25, 2026

    The (movie) Only the Brave 4K (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 7.7 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 28, 2026

    The (movie) Only the Brave 4K (iTunes)(US) $4.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 7.7 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch

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  • ♡ Rexton ♡ @rexton.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 1, 2026

    Only the Brave. Wow, Jesus. It's been quite a while since a movie made me cry like that.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    The (movie) Only the Brave 1080p (Prime)(UK) £2.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 7.7 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 27, 2026

    The (movie) Only the Brave 1080p (iTunes)(UK) £2.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 7.7 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch

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  • JG av ninja 🐸 @jgninja.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 8, 2026

    Once again, I have received a comment on a months old reddit post (8 months), but this time it was positive. The commenter agreed that "Only the Brave" 2017 film was worth watching and had an emotional impact.

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Jan 1, 2026

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #JosephKosinski #OnlytheBrave Before 'Top Gun: Maverick', Joseph Kosinski Directed This Incredible Firefighter True Story Now Streaming on Netflix http://dlvr.it/TQ677V

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  • Curt Johnson - Indie Genius @indiegeniusMastodon · Dec 14, 2025

    Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #OnlytheBrave #JosephKosinski ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Director’s Rare Box Office Bomb Finds New Streaming Home http://dlvr.it/TPpyRw

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  • jasonjeter.bsky.social @jasonjeter.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 10, 2025

    Only the Brave. That movie messed me up for days. The scene where he goes in the gym…brutal.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 28, 2025

    The (movie) Only the Brave 1080p (iTunes)(UK) £2.99 (Biography) (iMDB) 7.7 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch

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  • Today In Movies @todayinmovies.comBluesky · Oct 20, 2025

    🎬 The Top 4 Action Movies Released on October 20! What's your fave? 1. Only the Brave 2. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 3. The Fortress 4. Geostorm Check out all 58 movies released on this day at https://todayinmovies.com #TodayInMovies #Movies #Film #Action

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  • Dirty D @akgrl33.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 20, 2025

    I SOBBED in the movie lobby after Only the Brave.

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  • dogsolitude @dogsolitude.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 10, 2025

    Watched Only the Brave, the movie about the Granite Mountain Hot Shots. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescot... There's a singularly terrifying image in the movie of a bear engulfed in flames charging out of the burning forest. The horror of it makes me cry every time think about it. Poor bear.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 2, 2025

    The (movie) Only the Brave (4K) is available today on (Amazon)(US) for $7.99 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch Genre: (Biography) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/granite_mo...

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 19, 2025

    The (movie) Only the Brave (4K) is available today on (Amazon)(US) for $4.99 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch Genre: (Biography) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/granite_mo...

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  • Disc-Connected: Your trusted news source in physical media @disc-connected.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2025

    - The Man in the Shadows: Interview with Writer Grégory Levasseur - The Darker the Better: Interview with Cinematographer Maxime Alexandre - The Great French Massacre: Interview with Special Effects Artist Giannetto De Rossi - Only the Brave: Film Critic Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on High Tension

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  • Clsn @clsn.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    Now arguably this mixed with Horse Lady is what Jennifer Connelly is going for in Only the Brave, a movie I have seen a normal amount.

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  • GordDawg @gorddawg.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 23, 2025

    Felt like a good cry today so I watched "Only the Brave", the story of Granite Mountain Hot Shot who perished fighting a wildfire. What a powerful movie. Don't watch unless you want water works.

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  • Jay Seaver @jayseaver.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 18, 2025

    Movie Pyramid - 04/18/2025: 9/10 Correct Score: 1010 🟩 🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩 www.moviepyramid.io Oof. Movie Snake - 04/18/2025: 9/9 Correct Score: 1247 (top 33%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 www.moviesnake.io Huh, I never connected that Kosinski used the same folks in Only the Brave and Maverick

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  • New On Netflix UK [Fan Account] @uk.newonnetflix.infoBluesky · Apr 15, 2025

    Only the Brave (2017) 2hr 14m [12] [Streaming Again] While others flee fires, the Granite Mountain Hotshots run toward them. A fateful blaze forges an elite firefighting team of heroes in this true tale. #NowStreaming #Netflix #NetflixUK

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  • Mike @mikeinftw.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2025

    Now watching: Only The Brave (2017)

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  • Asian Culture and Media Alliance @acmasocal.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    Spotlight Saturday: Lane Nishikawa 🌟 A powerhouse in film, TV, and theater for 35+ years, Lane has dedicated his career to telling AAPI stories. From Only The Brave to Our Lost Years, his work on PBS, SHOWTIME & beyond continues to inspire. What’s your favorite AAPI film? 🎬👇

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 4, 2025

    The (movie) Only the Brave (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(UK) for £2.99 Cast: Josh Brolin, Miles Teller, Jeff Bridges, Jennifer Connelly, James Badge Dale, Taylor Kitsch Genre: (Biography) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/granite_mo...

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  • Double Reel Film Podcast @doublereelpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2025

    Coming Soon: Issue 58 continues on March 4th with Classics and Hidden Gems. Our latest Hidden Gem is the underseen 2017 film Only the Brave. 📽️ #filmsky

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  • Double Reel Film Podcast @doublereelpodcast.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 14, 2025

    The faithful podcast hounds at Double Reel are working on the next issue, coming out on February 25th. Features have a Disaster Film theme including Classic The Towering Inferno, Hidden Gem Only the Brave, Remake Poseidon and Parole Board for When Time Ran Out. 📽️ #filmsky

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  • Cody @cozycaterpillar.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 7, 2025

    Rewatched Only the Brave tonight and damn it’s a great movie. Every. Time. I cry.

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  • Ena @intedena.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 13, 2025

    As I watch the tragedy and heroism in fighting the beast of a wildfire in LA, I think of a recent Netflix movie that made me 'get' wildfire fighting: Only the Brave (2017). HBO Max has 'Fireboys' from 2021--prisoners fighting fires.

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