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Archive Home > 2009 > May > 18 > Get set to jump

Get set to jump

Fire season is just around the corner, and the forecast is calling for a hot, dry summer. For the 50 smokejumpers who call the Redmond Air Center home, that means some practice is in order.

By Kate Ramsayer / The Bulletin
May 18, 2009

A dark speck fell out of the plane as it swooped 1500 feet over Glaze Meadow, near Black Butte.

The smokejumper fell for less than a second before her parachute streaked out behind her, catching the air and popping open.

With clear skies and crisp views of the Cascades as a backdrop, the....

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