SMOKEJUMPER

Smokejumpers:

Smokejumpers are highly trained and experienced firefighters who are delivered to wildfires via airplane and parachutes. In addition to wildland fire suppression, smokejumpers provide hazardous fuels reduction services to land management agencies. Smokejumpers operate out of any airport with adequate runway specifications, providing long-range, large payload, rapid response to an emerging or ongoing fire. A plane load of smokejumpers can vary from 8 to 20 depending on the aircraft. All smokejumpers must have previous firefighting experience and come from various fire backgrounds including engines, helitack, hotshot crews, or fuels and suppression crews.