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Offline pappy19

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Re: Smokejumpers
« Reply #40 on: September 27, 2011, 08:59:21 pm »
I was in McCall, Idaho this late summer and took one of my grandson's up to the McCall airport just in time to see 12 smoke jumpers load up in a Twin Otter with all of their gear. It was pretty cool. Don't know where they were going or if it was just a training mission, but cool, nontheless. When I was working for the USFS on the Island Park, Idaho District, we always had 10-15 Smoke Jumpers assigned to our district early before the real fire season was on. They would cut dead and fallen trees in the camp grounds, mow lawns, fix fences, etc. Hard workers and hard drinkers at night. I have alot of stories, but no need to tell most of them.

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« Reply #41 on: September 28, 2011, 12:50:00 pm »
893 jumps on round canopies under tough conditions is just remarkable.  I had 21 military jumps in a 3 year period so 893 in 30 years is a bunch.  In skydiving we often make 8 to 10 each weekend but that is under ideal conditions with soft landing canopies on smooth wide open fields.  That guy is tough!!!
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« Reply #42 on: September 28, 2011, 10:09:54 pm »
I helped rig the Bell 212's for rapattack (rappelling)training at Hinton Alberta each year before the fire season started. The rig was seldom used during the season but was there if needed. We called them dope on a rope but my hat is off to them and the smoke jumpers. I have never liked the idea of jumping out of a perfectly serviceable aircraft. :-\
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« Reply #43 on: September 29, 2011, 12:07:48 pm »
Have spent some time over California in the Bell 212. Some of my memorable fire fighting experiences with the US Forest Service was training and working with the Helishots in southern California on the Angeles National Forest during 1978.
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« Reply #44 on: October 01, 2011, 09:12:33 pm »
893 is a bunch of jumps, especially into difficult terrain and usually unknown wind conditions! That's nearly 4X my number of jumps, currently at 249. My hat is off to those brave men and women.
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Re: Smokejumpers
« Reply #45 on: October 02, 2011, 03:38:44 am »
Yes, that sure is a lot of floating canvas. ;D They must love the job though.  ;)
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« Reply #46 on: December 06, 2011, 05:09:02 pm »
I thought this was about the show Entourage
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« Reply #47 on: December 28, 2011, 02:19:26 pm »
The father of a good friend of mine passed away a few weeks ago.  Don Brennan was the first Alaska Smokejumper.  He was quite a character and will be missed by all who knew him.
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