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href="/url?q=https://www.lung.org/blog/smokejumpers-wildfire-heroes&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIAxAC&usg=AOvVaw3ZV7yUTeF3sKVEn9EyeW07"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">What Is a Smokejumper?</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">American Lung Association</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">When you think about the emergency responders who devote themselves to fighting wildfires, there are few that risk more than smokejumpers.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">18 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTvOk9ar6dRQvRpMNYXxFasRdtpJ-xz2DqfsU-N4ia4848Ug7Q6wVbUuDw8bg&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.bls.gov/careeroutlook/2023/youre-a-what/smokejumper.htm&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQICRAC&usg=AOvVaw3TKtGpMlivw3JS08tyU_sx"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Smokejumper : Career Outlook</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Bureau of Labor Statistics (.gov)</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">I'm a smokejumper, an initial-attack wildland firefighter who responds to wildfires by parachuting out of an aircraft into a fire.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">14 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:191px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSgr3MOlOUvg_kI7lfOlmGGIe_Q8trvQOUWGknnSbL_jUhAQEyB8anXdTAwuQ&s" style="width:120px;height:80px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://thelab.bleacherreport.com/life-of-a-smokejumper/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIBRAC&usg=AOvVaw0WU04MR5bV55U5-cWHFZDZ"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Meet America's Smokejumpers, the Navy SEALs of the Wild West</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Bleacher Report</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">They jump out of planes. They fly onto the field of battle. They run, chainsaws in hand, into 20-foot flames against the ultimate opponent: Mother Nature.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">97 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTcXPOrtjgS-4PL7GcyretaKbgyMJ-Ag0L_2rQAK9veMmb-5fyMHMhRUAho9w&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.blm.gov/programs/fire-and-aviation/state-information/alaska-fire-service/fire-operations/smokejumpers/recruitment&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQICBAC&usg=AOvVaw3d2HBshPWFeqGEFirlY1I2"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Programs: Fire and Aviation: State Information: Alaska Fire Service: Fire Operations: Smokejumpers: Recruitment</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Bureau of Land Management (.gov)</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">The Alaska Smokejumper Base is looking for hard working, physically fit, intelligent, and experienced wildland firefighters interested in becoming smokejumpers.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">48 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRzU-njMJPg7rQ9Ab4Sd8q4ua3MfPE_0m7XEWlPSSEaVKul4Twcu6npmJRd1g&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/meet-the-small-elite-north-cascades-firefighting-unit-that-parachutes-out-of-planes-to-fight-wildfires/&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIAhAC&usg=AOvVaw09BvuRY-rxqEJzfWZIAkJV"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">This elite North Cascades firefighting unit parachutes to fight wildfires</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">The Seattle Times</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Deep in the Methow Valley, the North Cascades Smokejumper Base is the birthplace of this unique skill that's integral to stopping fires...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">16 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSfxiDfGJERcqA9l7qsHr-BrkkiRZrmS3rxWF2CGt-OcdZ_KFLngiwmrw8vsQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://mountainjournal.org/paris-harris-hopes-to-be-first-black-female-smokejumper&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIBxAC&usg=AOvVaw0L9SPPqRBCD9DIRF-7miT6"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Daring to Leap: Meet Paris Harris</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Mountain Journal</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">One Chicago woman is digging a new line to become America's first Black female smokejumper.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">2 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRRKFZ-TegItEmb_fvX-82t23a2-uM3Sx38-t-xdwP8JiUymrFF1cva0ooTRg&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/natural-disasters/smokejumpers.htm&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIBhAC&usg=AOvVaw0T3YV8qDB-pw-Cju5ItaMO"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">How Smokejumpers Work</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">HowStuffWorks</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">On Sept. 11, 2017, the California Smokejumpers made a historic jump at Channel Islands National Seashore. Forest Service Pacific Southwest...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">17 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQdgrjrkl7pJq0iwoHU49zD70GQhgRBrVJUv7ui5g8CRtwqs_2lr9OUnKMvqQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.greenmatters.com/big-impact/smokejumper&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIARAC&usg=AOvVaw0pQ1Nu-EGhFrhAMhECMR6s"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Into the Flames: How Smokejumpers Parachute Into Danger to Tame Wildfires</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Green Matters</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">British Columbia has a team of smokejumpers helping battle over 400 fires there. Never heard of a smokejumper? Here's more information about...</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">16 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTRUmKSxTrFaHDQ4tfAPvp7tlSknr0lD9D-TKw19xstWH5CBQcK6-w3BIc5KA&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://www.scrippsnews.com/science-and-tech/natural-disasters/these-heroic-smokejumper-crews-leap-toward-danger-to-stop-wildfires&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIABAC&usg=AOvVaw2x6wBoOKKSPVEqFYECG4Fv"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">These heroic smokejumper crews leap toward danger to stop wildfires</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Scripps News</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">Smokejumper crews leap from airplanes to confront wildfires from the sky, encountering danger before even reaching the flames.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">13 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSSpCPqO2yZyByGXgkS3JHkls6csYQf7QyOL84ADJb7XQ7LX4j7Hk6NVOyKoQ&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div><div> <div> <div class="ezO2md"><div><a href="/url?q=https://widerimage.reuters.com/story/firefighters-make-leap-to-smokejumping&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QxfQBegQIBBAC&usg=AOvVaw1h7UJ2BuylvioD7QBYeAs2"><div><span class="CVA68e qXLe6d fuLhoc ZWRArf">Firefighters make leap to smokejumping</span> <span class="qXLe6d dXDvrc"> <span class="fYyStc">Reuters</span> </span> </div><div class="Dks9wf"><table class="KZhhub"><tr><td class="udTCfd"><div> <div> <span class="qXLe6d FrIlee"> <span class="fYyStc">On a 100-degree day in early June, eight experienced firefighters did sit-ups in a semicircle training to parachute into a wildfire.</span> <br/> <span class="fYyStc YVIcad">96 months ago</span> </span> </div> </div></td><td><div><table class="gNEi4d"><tbody><tr><td style="width:232px"> <div class="CO79Sb"> <img class="iUhyd" alt="" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTzaHCd6o45T66i1AuQH-Q-al9g9r3eJyJgOIxgPPEbMhAq-TIzSfMBgpIEtg&s" style="width:120px;height:66px"/> </div> </td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></table></div></a></div></div> </div> </div></div><table class="uZgmoc"><tbody><td><a class="frGj1b" href="/search?q=%22Smokejumper%22+-wikipedia&sca_esv=c3eba0f22097c301&tbs=ar:1&tbm=nws&ei=GORLZ9adB8C94-EP2qWd-Ag&start=10&sa=N">Next ></a></td></tbody></table><br/><div class="TuS8Ad" data-ved="0ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48QpyoIRQ"><style>.VYM29{font-weight:bold}</style><div class="HddGcc" align="center"><span class="VYM29">Singapore</span><span> - </span><span>From your IP address</span><span> - </span><a href="/url?q=https://support.google.com/websearch%3Fp%3Dws_settings_location%26hl%3Den-SG&opi=89978449&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48Qty4IRg&usg=AOvVaw3WHxcxDO2z2EaGqAFgqOod">Learn more</a></div><div align="center"><a class="rEM8G" href="/url?q=https://accounts.google.com/ServiceLogin%3Fcontinue%3Dhttps://www.google.com/search%253Ftbm%253Dnws%2526q%253D%252522Smokejumper%252522%252B-wikipedia%2526tbs%253Dar:1%26hl%3Den&opi=89978449&sa=U&ved=0ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48Qxs8CCEc&usg=AOvVaw1eQIyXBjiknjNByqITqU9G">Sign in</a></div><div><table class="bookcf"><tbody class="InWNIe"><tr><td><a class="rEM8G" href="https://www.google.com/preferences?hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjWicSJ3IWKAxXA3jgGHdpSB48Qv5YECEg">Settings</a></td><td><a class="rEM8G" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_sg/policies/privacy/">Privacy</a></td><td><a class="rEM8G" href="https://www.google.com/intl/en_sg/policies/terms/">Terms</a></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div> </div></body></html>