In U.S. Forest Service writer Andrew Avitt’s article “Smokejumping: A Quick Commute,” he quotes Don Graham, operations manager with the California Smokejumpers who has had more than 500 ...

Many smokejumpers wear additional armor — hockey pads or motocross gear — for further protection. The whole package, including the parachute, weighs 70 to 90 pounds.

by Matt Gray Wed, October 14th 2015 at 6:48 PM Updated Tue, May 10th 2016 at 3:34 PM still1013-00000-jpg-1198111-ver1-0.jpg TOPICS: Smokejumpers work with fewer resources in late season late fire ...

And each August, the Forest Service remembers the 12 smokejumpers and a local firefighter killed in 1949 battling Montana's Mann-Gulch fire. Trending stories at Scrippsnews.com ...

Smokejumpers are an elite group of wildland firefighters tasked with parachuting into the heart of remote wildfires to stop them before they spread. Self-sufficient for up to 48 hours, these ...

Smokejumpers are federal firefighters who skydive out of planes into inaccessible areas to put out forest fires where they start. Tools and supplies are then parachuted, making them self ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Local smokejumpers are being recognized in Missoula this weekend for their tireless efforts to keep Montana communities safe during the last 85 years.

Called Smokejumpers, they parachute directly into the flames. When the siren sounds, Smokejumpers pack on their gear and load into a Shorts C-23 Sherpa plane.

When to send the jumpers In U.S. Forest Service writer Andrew Avitt’s article “Smokejumping: A Quick Commute,” he quotes Don Graham, operations manager with the California Smokejumpers who has had ...