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Smokejumpers are among the most highly trained wildland firefighters, parachuting into remote areas to provide rapid initial attack on emerging fires.
The concept is simple: most wildfires start small. With quick access and immediate action, crews can help keep fires from growing into large, dangerous, devastating blazes.
Two
@Interior
bases employ smokejumpers, one in Boise, Idaho, and one in Fairbanks, Alaska.
Most smokejumpers build their foundation on engines, hotshot crews, helitack, and other operational fire roles before pursuing a smokejumper position.
Video description: Footage from inside a smokejumper aircraft shows smokejumpers exiting the plane and deploying a parachute. Multiple smokejumpers descend toward rugged desert terrain where a column of wildfire smoke rises in the distance. The video follows the descent and landing as the red parachute settles on the ground near the incident.
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