Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters Put yourself out there and

Put yourself out there and start making change

Bureaucratic foibles

It is a must-read and reread for every firefighter who responds to fires and emergencies

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Does it also help to look at the human side of our profession

Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters Put yourself out there andA rare inside look at the thrilling world of smokejumpers, the airborne firefighters who parachute into the most remote and rugged areas of the United States, confronting the growing threat of natures blazes. Forest and wildland fires are growing larger, more numerous, and deadlier every year record drought conditions, decades of forestry mismanagement, and the increasing encroachment of residential housing into the wilderness have combined to create