What is a smokejumper? Smokejumpers are the elite, airborne firefighters you’ve never heard of! These firefighters jump out of planes to respond to wildland fighters. What to know about the ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- For the first time in 150 years, flames have burned through the historic McKinley Grove of Giant Sequoias, prompting an extraordinary firefighting effort to save some of the ...

Giant sequoias can live for thousands of years, but wildfires have killed staggering numbers of the trees in recent years. By Soumya Karlamangla California fire crews are scrambling to save a grove of ...

REDMOND, Ore (KTVZ) - Congressman Cliff Bentz was in Redmond Friday, speaking with smokejumpers from the Redmond Air Center. While there he took questions from KTVZ News. The Republican representative ...

Smokejumper crews are continuing to fight a small fire in the Derby Mesa area of Eagle County on Monday evening, according to U.S. Forest Service officials. The fire is located 15 miles north of ...

If you’ve been meaning to check out Apple’s new psychological crime drama “Smoke“, you can now sample the show’s intense opening scene, along with Thom Yorke’s moody theme song for the opening credits ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — Local smokejumpers are being recognized in Missoula this weekend for their tireless efforts to keep Montana communities safe during the last 85 years. On Friday, crews kicked off the ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — A smokejumper for Custer Gallatin National Forest was injured during a training exercise when strong winds from an incoming thunderstorm blew a smokejumper off course. This ...

Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service smokejumpers made their first jump of the season on a wildfire near Central Saturday. The Crooked Fire was reported Saturday morning by someone who saw ...

May 5—Randall "Ran" Crone used to split his time between Hawaii and Alaska, but life as a smokejumper took him to Missoula where his habit of reinforcing his gear would eventually turn into a business ...

REDMOND, Ore. — Back when Mark Corbet started out as a smokejumper, his parents would ask him when he planned to get a real job. Twenty-nine years later, at age 52, Corbet is one of the oldest ...