video for embedding at scitech.quickfound.net Film three of three. "Paratroop" forest fire fighters training in Missoula, Montana in the late 1940s. Department of Agriculture. Forest Service. Division of State and Private Forestry. Fire and Aviation Management. Public domain film from the National Archives slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild noise reduction applied. part 2: (of film three): www.youtube.com film one: www.youtube.com film two: www.youtube.com from www.fs.fed.us see also: www.fs.fed.us Smokejumping was first proposed in 1934 by TV Pearson, the Forest Service Intermountain Regional Forester, as a means to quickly provide initial attack on forest fires. By parachuting in, self-sufficient firefighters could arrive fresh and ready for the strenuous work of fighting fires in rugged terrain. The smokejumper program began in 1939 as an experiment in the Pacific Northwest Region, and the first fire jump was made in 1940 on Idaho's Nez Perce National Forest in the Northern Region. In 1981, the first woman smokejumper in the nation successfully completed the training program at the McCall Smokejumper Base in Idaho. Today, Smokejumpers are a national resource. Jumpers travel all over the country, including Alaska, to provide highly-trained, experienced firefighters and leadership for quick initial attack on wildland fires in remote areas. Fire fighting tools, food and water are dropped by parachute to the firefighters ...
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