Maclean 's fourth book , '' The Esperanza Fire : Arson , Murder and the Agony of Engine 57 '' details the 2006 wildfire that killed a five-man Forest Service engine crew . The arsonist , Raymond Lee Oyler , was the first person ever convicted of murder for setting a wildland fire ; Oyler was sentenced to death and remains on Death Row at California 's San Quentin State Prison
2006 wildfire
Esperanza Fire
John N. Maclean