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Forest Service Jumpers Train on Ram-Airs

by Doug Houston

posted: May 07, 2008

Monday, 12 USFS smokejumpers started ram-air rookie training in Fairbanks. The jumpers are a representation from most of the FS bases.

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New Alaska BLM Base Manager

by Doug Houston

posted: May 07, 2008

Bill Cramer has accepted the Alaska BLM Smokejumper Base Manager position.

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Red Skies of Montana Display Opens in Missoula

KIM BRIGGEMAN of the Missoulian

posted: by Chris Sorensen May 03, 2008

Stan Cohen and the Museum of Mountain Flying in Missoula have assembled a display on the movie "Red Skies of Montana".

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Alaska jumpers train as spring breaks

Chris Freiberg

posted: by webmaster April 15, 2008

That’s not a bird, or a plane and, despite the appearance of the red and blue canopy flying through the sky, it’s not a superhero either. It’s a smokejumper from the Alaska Fire Service on the first day of training.

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Doctor made house calls — by parachute

CURT SYNNESS (Independent Record)

posted: by CURT SYNNESS (Independent Record) April 02, 2008

More than 60 years ago, before helicopters were used for mountain and wilderness rescues, Helena's Dr. Amos "Bud" Little was making rescues from the sky.

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'Tin Goose' to fly from Midland

Stuart Frohm

posted: by Stuart Frohm (ourmidland.com) March 13, 2008

Paying passengers will have a chance in August to take off from Midland Barstow Airport on a 79-year-old "Tin Goose" airliner that transported smokejumpers. The Ford Tri-Motor, piloted by former Midlander and veteran airline pilot Cody Welch, is to be at the airport Aug. 18-20.

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Flooding Victim Needs Help

by Doug Houston

posted: December 28, 2007

Daryl Christian, prior NCSB and Redmond jumper from the 70's/80's, was one of those whose home was caught in the flood causing excessive damage.

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Russian smokejumpers

Glenn Hodges (National Geographic Society)

posted: by Glenn Hodges (National Geographic Society) December 21, 2007

with more moxie than money, the world's first and largest aerial firefighting force snuffs wildfires across 11 time zones

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Work rekindles firefighting tales

Sam Taylor

posted: by Sam Taylor December 21, 2007

Project lets former smokejumpers reconnect while helping remodel Forest Service cabin

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Montana chipping in on California wildfires

by John Walden

posted: October 24, 2007

a pair of fire experts have been called in to help with the major California fires

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