The daring life of a smokejumper
Training for this elite group of parachuting firefighters is just as grueling as you'd imagine
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(Image credit: (REUTERS/Gene Blevins)It takes fuel, oxygen, and heat to start a wildfire. After that, topography — the slope of a mountain, for example — as well as weather and more fuel spread the flames,)
(Image credit: (REUTERS/David Ryder)It's a dirty, grueling, and dangerous job that can require months of travel all over the country. To even be considered, smokejumpers first have to meet strict requiremen)
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