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A smokejumper is a
firefighter that parachutes. The smokejumper it comes parachuted in forests
or mountain zones where there are fires difficult to catch up. Smokejumpers
use two types of parachutes: round parachutes, and ram-air type sport
parachutes. Typical smokejumper fires are small (under several acres),
isolated, and in mountainous or very remote terrain. Links dedicated to
preserving the history and lore of smokejumping, maintaining and restoring
our nation’s forest and grassland resources, and responding to special needs
of smokejumpers and their families. In the United States, smokejumper bases
currently operate in Missoula, Montana; Fairbanks, Alaska; Boise, Idaho;
McCall, Idaho; Winthrop, Washington; Redding, California; West Yellowstone,
Montana; Redmond, Oregon; and Grangeville, Idaho. Smokejumper bases have
also been located in Cave Junction, Oregon; Idaho City, Idaho; Bristol,
Virginia; and a few other locations. Russia, Canada and Mongolia also have
smokejumper programs. |
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ALASKA SMOKEJUMPERS
- U.S.A. The Alaska Smokejumpers are highly trained wildland firefighters. Parachuting into remote areas to conduct initial and extended attack operations, we specialize in combating wildfires that threaten life and property. http://www.alaskasmokejumpers.com/ |
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BLM Smokejumpers
- U.S.A. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Boise Smokejumpers provide wildland fire and hazardous fuels reduction services to BLM and other land managers. Boise smokejumpers assist with wildfire suppression, remote area fire monitoring, prescribed fire, thinning, and other fuels operations. Boise smokejumpers provide professional, effective, and safe fire and aviation services to help land managers meet their objectives. http://www.fire.blm.gov/smokejumper/ |
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BROWNIE's SMOKEJUMPER
- U.S.A. While not temporally related, Ab has taken the liberty of ordering these photos to create a photo story. We thank the Brown family for letting us post them here. They are a wonderful historical record and are available in larger TIF format. Use or reproduction of these photos is prohibited without written consent from the Brown family and/or wildlandfire.com. http://www.wildlandfire.com/pics/brownie/brownie.htm |
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Grangeville Smokejumpers
- U.S.A. The Grangeville Smokejumpers function as both a local and a national resource for wildland fire operations and other agency missions. Based at the Grangeville Air Center (GAC) and hosted by the combined fire management zone of the Nez Perce and Clearwater National Forests in central Idaho, the Grangeville jumpers provide aerially delivered firefighters across this administrative area. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/people/smokejumpers/grangeville/index.html |
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McCall Smokejumpers
- U.S.A. The McCall Smokejumper Base is located in McCall, Idaho. The base is home to 70 highly skilled, experienced wildland firefighters committed to providing high quality professional fire management services for the protection of natural resources throughout the United States. http://www.mccallsmokejumpers.org/ |
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Missoula Smokejumpers
- U.S.A. The Missoula Smokejumper Base is located at the Aerial Fire Depot by Missoula International Airport, Missoula Montana. Currently 85 smokejumpers, consisting of men and women from many walks of life, work at the base. Ranging in age from early 20's to 50's, these are all dedicated and professional individuals who are highly-trained and experienced firefighters. http://www.mso.oldenglish.com/ |
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National Smokejumper Association
- U.S.A. The National Smokejumper Association, through a cadre of volunteers and partnerships, is dedicated to preserving the history and lore of smokejumping, maintaining and restoring our nation’s forest and grassland resources, and responding to special needs of smokejumpers and their families. http://www.smokejumpers.com/ |
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North Cascades Smokejumper Base
- U.S.A. Today the Department of Agriculture-Forest Service and the Department of the Interior-Bureau of Land Management have almost 400 smokejumpers at nine primary locations in the western United States and Alaska. The North Cascades Smokejumper Base provides initial fire attack for the forests of central and northern Washington State. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/oka/fire/ncsb/index.shtm |
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NSA Colorado Projects
- Colorado, U.S.A. The unofficial National Smokejumper Association Colorado Chapter site for information on trail and work projects taking place in Colorado. Maintained by Bill Ruskin (CJ '58). http://nsacoprojects.blogspot.com/ |
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NSA Trail Maintenance Resource
- U.S.A. The official National Smokejumper Association website for information on the NSA Trail Maintenance Program in Montana, Idaho, Alaska, and Colorado. (Maintained by Bill Ruskin, CJ '58.) http://nsatrail.blogspot.com/ |
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Region Five Smokejumpers
- U.S.A. The Region Five Smokejumpers have been committed to "caring for the land and serving people" by protecting America's natural resources since 1957. This phrase expresses the mission of the U.S. Forest Service; the mission of the Region Five Smokejumpers is subordinate to and supportive of the greater mission of the Forest Service. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/people/smokejumpers/redding/index.html |
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Redmond Smokejumpers
- U.S.A. Lightning from afternoon thunderstorms has started several forest fires in the remote regions of the Cascade Mountain Range and across Oregon. The smokes have been reported by fire lookouts, who estimate the fires to be relatively small. http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/people/smokejumpers/RAC/index.html |
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Russian
Smokejumpers
- Russia Photographer Mark Thiessen and I have come to Siberia to see Alex's men in action. His 500 smokejumpers, firefighters who jump from planes and rappel from helicopters, cover a swath of boreal forest that stretches from Arctic tundra to the Mongolian border. |
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Smokejumping
- U.S.A. I've spent over 20 years of my life working as a smokejumper. On this page, I'd like to share a few pictures and a tell you a little bit about the "greatest job in the world." Smokejumpers are wildland firefighters who specialize in parachuting to fires in remote areas. http://www.bucktrack.com/Smokejumping.html |
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SportFire Image
- U.S.A. Today about 400 smokejumpers are employed by the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service at 9 bases in Alaska, Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho and Montana. Most smokejumpers prove their mettle as hot shots before making the 'jump' to single resource status. The following pages offer a glimpse of the men and women who answer this unique call to duty, with a special look at the Alaska Smokejumpers. http://www.spotfireimages.com/index.html |
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The Triple Nickles
- U.S.A. The 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion. By now they knew that they had acquired a new, temporary nickname, the "Smoke Jumpers", and that it would be part of the highly secret project known more officially as "Operation Firefly". http://www.triplenickle.com |
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West Yellowstone smokejumper
- U.S.A. The West Yellowstone smokejumper base is one of nine permanent smokejumper bases located throughout the western United States. Smokejumpers are members of a community of wildland firefighters whose job it is to suppress fires in remote sections of our nation’s forests and range. They are trained to jump out of airplanes in order to fulfill their primary mission, getting to fires fast before they have a chance to get big. As primary firefighters, smokejumpers may travel to fire by parachute, helicopter, vehicles, by foot; whatever mode of transportation is most efficient. http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/gallatin/fire/wyifc/main.htm |
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