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Archive Home > 2003 > June > 06 > Smoke jumpers: The unsung heroes

Smoke jumpers: The unsung heroes

These firefighters get to the little flames before they turn big

By Rachel Odell / The Bulletin
June 6, 2003

Black Butte Ranch - In the calm, blue-sky morning, six rookie Redmond Smoke Jumpers launched themselves Thursday from a Sherpa-360 aircraft for their first partner jump, when two of them leap from the plane only 1,500 feet above the ground.

They guided their blue and white round parachutes to....

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