Early morning on Monday, October 9, 2017, wildfires burned through Northern California, resulting in 44 fatalities and almost 9,000 homes being destroyed. Author Brian Fies's firsthand account of this tragic event is an honest, unflinching depiction of his personal experiences. Brian hastily pulled together A Fire Story. Brian Fies is now taking his original 18-page comic, and expanding it to include environmental insight and the fire stories of his neighbors and others in his community. A Fire Story is a real and honest narrative of the wildfires that left homes destroyed, families broken, and a community that has become stronger as a result.

Brian Fies is a writer and cartoonist. His widely acclaimed first graphic novel, Mom’s Cancer, won the Eisner Award for Best Digital Comic in 2005 (the first webcomic to win this award and the inspiration for the category), the 2007 Lulu Blooker Prize for Best Comic, the 2007 Harvey Award for Best New Talent, and the 2007 German Children’s Literature Award. He is also the author of the acclaimed, award-winning graphic novels A Fire Story, which received four starred reviews and a regional Emmy Award for an animated adaptation, and Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow?, winner of the American Astronautical Society’s 2009 Eugene M. Emme Award for Best Young Adult Literature. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.