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SMOKEJUMPERS: PAGE 193
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2005 CABIN PROTECTION NEAR GALENA
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Protecting remote hunting and trapping cabins from the threat of large fires is a typical assignment for smokejumpers in Alaska. Tactics involve creating a blackened buffer around structures by burning from a fire control line, whether hand-constructed or in the form of lake, river or meadow. Once finished with the task at hand, this group of jumpers found themselves stranded for three days before a helicopter could navigate thick smoke in the area to retreive them. In the meantime, standard food supplies were running low as the jumpers considered their options.. |
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Jumper Exits From Dornier Jumpship
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EIFF Ram-Air Canopy Descends
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Fire On Lake
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USFS Jumpers Descend To Spot
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John Lyons Hauls Gear Bags
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Collecting Cargo Chute
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Tending the Mark 3 Pump
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Gerry Suomalinen Refills Fuel Can
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Backfire Burns Through Alders
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Fire Scorches Hardwoods
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Dan Helterline & Drip Torch
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