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SMOKEJUMPERS: PAGE 186
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2005 PROSPECT CREEK FIRE NEAR COLDFOOT
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Is the world climate changing? In 2005, smokejumpers battled many large fires in the Brooks Range, farther north than we normally travel. Steep mountainous terrain presented challenges and rewards - ascending to ridgetops providing vistas of vast landscapes normally inhabited only by grizzlies, caribou, and sheep. |
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Fire Reaches Into High Country
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Smokejumpers Prepare For Day Shift
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Kurt Borcherding Bags Gear
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John Lyons Briefs Jumpers
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Building Fold-A-Tank
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Shouldering Hosebag Up Fireline
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Direct Hoselay Attack
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Kurt Atkins Talks Tactics
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Fire & Ice
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