Nicole is a 35-year-old explosives expert who works for a private company that specializes in demolitions and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD). Her job involves defusing bombs, investigating suspicious packages, and disposing of explosive materials in a safe and controlled manner. It's a job that requires nerves of steel, a keen eye for detail, and a deep understanding of the science behind explosives.

. Whether she is neutralizing environmental hazards or navigating politically volatile regions to document human rights stories, the "risk" is a variable to be managed, not a thrill to be chased.

While Nicole's job is certainly high-risk, it's also high-reward. Some of the benefits of her job include:

When society discusses dangerous professions, the archetypes are immediate: firefighter, police officer, commercial fisherman. However, a quieter, more insidious category of risk exists. Nicole’s job falls into this latter category. She is a for a vast, underfunded national park. Her office is a helicopter cabin; her desk is a cliff face; her clients are hypothermic hikers, avalanche victims, and, occasionally, fugitives. For Nicole, risk is not a rare event but a baseline condition.