![]() ![]() I never distinguish between a female and a male jumper. It sounds a little bit corny, but these folks are very motivated. That’s a very good question! Someone that doesn’t want to give up. From there it grew to what we have today, which is nine smokejumper bases in the US. One of the pioneers was a guy called Francis Lufkin. The first jumps were made during the fall of 1939. Winthrop is the birthplace of smokejumping. Explain its historical importance to the occupation. You are now stationed at the smoke jumper’s base in Winthrop, Washington, in the North Cascades. ![]() ![]() That was interesting to me and from Riverside County I went north and eventually to Washington State. Then my parents moved to Riverside County, where there were coyotes and rabbits and hawks and mountain lions. Tell us a bit about your early life and how it led you to smokejumping. I heard about smoke jumpers and I’m sure at that time I said to myself, “Those guys are crazy.” You didn’t grow up in the mountains. As the years went on, pushing more and more, I always wanted to work at that highest level for fire guys. ![]()
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