I used to skydive with a smoke jumper. Dude was one of the coolest people you'd ever meet. Sadly he passed on a base jump cliff strike several years ago. Smoke Jumpers are a special breed for sure.
I do have to ponder the wisdom of jumping into clearings with the associated risks? Buy some Chinnooks and de-risk this, they fly quick can carry more kit, worst comes to the worst you can fast rope down. Smoke jumping seems a highly dangerous way to deploy and a limited amount of equipment and personel. I'm sure there is reason but seems like the people are more expendable than the equipment.
Yall do know the inmates from cdcr with cal fire are the ones working the hardest right ?? Their digging trenches for miles for only 59 cents a hour that's not including restitution where they take 55% of income
@@jedidiah5131 Except that in the video they specifically say the smoke jumper jump at 1500 ft meaning very low compared to civvies. Most freewill jumps recreationally is done between 10,000 and 14,000ft can it be ant height sure, but thats not the normal.
@@bigfootsas4920 Generally men are stronger but I still gotta give props to the women in this field. Equal standards? As long as she can reach those standards, great.
My younger brother was a smokejumper for nine seasons ending in 1975. Stationed near Missoula, Montana and then became a cattle rancher near Polson, MT. Had four kids and is retired and very content with his life.
@@irenedavo3768 we don't need them, we are smaller than most States! Plus we don't have any significant wilderness left - 70 million people vs California which is like 3 states in one with 45million people. Most US states are not that well populated.
That last thing in the world you want to be thinking about when your jumping from a plane to fight a fire is pussy, she's doing all them a favor if you think about it.
DoLoMyte000 You gotta have balls of steel to do this. You ever see what happens when the fire flashes up in the forest while they're down there? it's like a 40 foot tidal wave of flames that burn you alive
Once I graduate highschool in 1 1/2 years I'm most likely going straight for wild fire suppression jobs. Nature is wonderful and I don't want to see it gone when I have kids. Sure some fire is good but we need to control it. Much respect smokejumpers
Dude it's not going anywhere because of wildfires... Burnt out forest will be a lot greener in a year than it was before the fire. Just a natural thing.
So these guys are jumping out of airplanes in the middle of nowhere near a deadly wildfire, work up to 16 hours a day, sleep in the wilderness for days and people complain about their 9-5 jobs. These people right there are true heroes.
You can make 100k a year with the overtime pay. Pay starts at $18 as a rookie, 25% increase when you're on a fire, anything over 8 hours is paid at 25%+time n half. The average pay for a 5 year employee is $27hr before the 25% or overtime. 70 hours in 1 week is nearly $3,000.
It is probably a "speed ball" like the type used in the military. The cargo is probably packed in a way so it can take a beating on impact. They are used a lot because they give you a lot more accuracy and control on where they land. I doubt the 3:30 package is a fully assembled saw but collapsed in someway. It could also be something completely different as well from the narrative.
With landing areas that large and clear, why don't they utilize a medium size helicopter? Something like a Bell 205 could carry a crew with that gear. Perhaps landing areas aren't usually that easily accessed?
I imagine that they want to be ready for ANY landing zone. You dont always have the convenience of a clearing that large when you're out of training. Just like the military says, "train like you fight"
Aye. Fire creates its own weather. Rotary wing in those conditions isn't ideal for insertion. There ARE heli-rappeling units, but they're dropped farther from incidents than SJs.
I guess i'm really only familiar with wildland fire fighting methods in Canadas boreal forest, where the topography is relatively flat, lots of muskeg, rivers and lakes. If the updrafts are ever so strong that you can't drop off an initial attack crew, the fire has developed to the point where ground crews can do little.
True. I know Yankee jumpers assist in the Canadian Rockies because of the adjoined Glacier / Waterton Parks, but not sure about the lakelands or prairies. even in the States, those areas are managed largely by State DNRC and IHC crews. The jumpers, especially those stationed here in Missoula Montana, tend to be inserted into high elevation Wilderness incidents to supplement Type-II IA crews raised from the local District.
You do land relatively hard under a round canopy, equivalent to jumping from a wall a few feet high. Jumpers are taught to absorb the impact by doing a 'PLF' or parachute landing fall - basically a roll that gradually takes the energy out of the impact along the side of your body from the feet on up. You can see that landing roll from his point of view. Unless you're jumping a specialised type of parachute that allows you to flare it and thus slow down just before your feet touch, it would be a mistake to try and stand up a landing under a round canopy - it's going to hurt, and you're likely to injure yourself.
It's cool and all but is it nessesary? With the extra chute equipment this seems less efficient when you could carry more fuel or heavier protection. What about repeling.
Can someone explain... Why? From an australian point of view I just can't see the risk verse reward of having people jump in. We would have lost so many firefighters last season without them being able to shelter in vehicles. Yes, sometimes you can't get to a fire. Let it burn and stop it somewhere else. No disrespect. California sends support during our fire season and we send to them. It just doesn't make sense to me.
SJ's are an initial attack resource. They are used only in remote areas with limited access. The idea being a small crew dropped in can contain it before it becomes too large. Can't just drop water on it either without boots on the ground. water drops are a imperfect tool when a scalpel is required SJs are the scalpel
Australia is different. You guys have forests largely made up of eucalyptus which is oily and burns fast. We have eucalyptus too, but most of these smokejumpers operate in inland pine forest regions that are sometimes inaccessible and mountainous. They function as sort of a forward operating group to help slow a fire's advance as well as mitigate incoming damage. Not many countries have smokejumpers, just the US, Canada and Russia. They probably wouldn't work well in an Australian setting.
That's why they jump at 1500, lots of time for your reserve to open....no one would jump out of a plane knowing their reserve will never deploy in time to save them.
If you ever find yourself in Missoula Montana there is a Smoke Jumper Visitor's Center and Museum. I found the tour of a working smoke jumper base to be outstanding and very informational. It was amazing to learn how these brave men and women train, live, maintain and make their own equipment.
@@Lycurgus47 Ok then why aren't they using proper skydiving chutes so they can avoid hitting trees? Still makes no sense to me you should be giving them every opportunity to have as much control as possible it wouldn't be great to get blown into and stuck in a tree in a area with a fire passing through.
@@thedave7760 because they are jumping at a low altitude. This necessitates a static line style chute because the generic high altitude chutes do not open fast enough to safely carry a jumper to the ground from that height, or to allow a jumper to utilize their reserve chute if necessary. Edit: and In other videos they do seem to be employing a more steerable free fall style parachute, that is also static line activated. This could be an outdated video.
Unlike the united states with there down syndrome, there isn't really any use for Australia to have this. Jumping into the middle of a fire doesn't help anyone if you don't have the resources to actually perform. I can't see this ever being useful and to me it looks like a classic event of United States going stupid things like robot suits.
Amazing job and big respect to these man and woman for their service but wouldn’t it be easier to just use helicopters to bring them in with all their equipment?
Thank you guys for protecting us every year! Some of us got to return to our homes today in redding California because of you guys and gals! Thank you!!!!
@@shadowsrwolf the round canopies are steerable - it's just that they have very little forward drive. That makes for limited manoeuvering and relatively hard landings, but also less room for mistakes. Modern 'square' canopies are fantastic but are more prone to malfunction, both on opening and in flight during unpredictable wind conditions such as the updrafts caused by a fire. Round canopies are better suited to low-altitude exits, like the 1,500 feet being demonstrated here.
Hell Ya woo hoo stand up,stand in the door,gooooooo! My dix hard.....Airborne All the way! Dumbest move I ever made in life was to turn down National Forest Svc. Smoke Jump offer I was an Airborne Paramedic! Hind sight is 20/20 folks.....😔
I'm a skydiver and these landings we're seeing here are horrible! When these guys are in their 50s they're all going to be barely able to walk. And what was with that chainsaw drop? Stihl makes a great saw, but they only work when they're not in 1000 pieces. But, I gotta give them credit, this would be an awesome job. Just do the drops from 13,000 instead. Let 'em have a little more fun before the work begins.
They should design like an inflatable raft but for sheltering smokejumpers from fire as opposed to the inflatable sea rafts. These would be fire rafts.
I used to skydive with a smoke jumper. Dude was one of the coolest people you'd ever meet. Sadly he passed on a base jump cliff strike several years ago. Smoke Jumpers are a special breed for sure.
Can you imagine being known as an elite firefighter.
No I can not imagine. I'm 14 years old bruh
@@kylewalker5770 a firemen isn’t a very demanding job don’t worry you can do it
Kyle Walker that’s not the attitude my guy
Army Airborne firefighter
Yeah lol why not?
I do have to ponder the wisdom of jumping into clearings with the associated risks? Buy some Chinnooks and de-risk this, they fly quick can carry more kit, worst comes to the worst you can fast rope down. Smoke jumping seems a highly dangerous way to deploy and a limited amount of equipment and personel. I'm sure there is reason but seems like the people are more expendable than the equipment.
Yall do know the inmates from cdcr with cal fire are the ones working the hardest right ?? Their digging trenches for miles for only 59 cents a hour that's not including restitution where they take 55% of income
Man i want his job
Things aside 661 knee and shin guards sick!!
Why don’t they jump squares?
What boots is he wearing
"Helljumpers" would be an epic name. Feet first into hell!
Halo there, how're you doin'?
jim crawford umm, why?
@@gunslinger1824 its feminine
jim crawford this job isn't exactly gay. It requires pretty big balls
jim crawford you must be hella insecure of yourself lol
I'm a smokejumper myself. I get high in my motel room and jump on the bed. It's quite a rush.
Fly them to straya now
@@hekk_u there r american fire fighters here already helping out
Watch out for those ceiling fans
"Elite FF" my ass
These firefighters can't do shit they are pathetic
Actually its mostly the democrats that cause that level of uselessness
J Doyle so the democrats are making the fire fighters useless? What are you doing for your community? Smoking dope? Talk about useless...
“Its like 1500 feet height which isnt that high".
Me afraid of going to my roof: confused screaming.
He was talking about it in the sense that it’s more dangerous jumping that low
In terms of skydiving the static jump that they do is 1500 ft where as recreational sky diver jump at 10,000 ft.
@@tylernewell9650 holy shit!
@@tylernewell9650 Actually you can do static line- freefall at any height....and usually your first civy jumps are static line-5000'.
@@jedidiah5131 Except that in the video they specifically say the smoke jumper jump at 1500 ft meaning very low compared to civvies. Most freewill jumps recreationally is done between 10,000 and 14,000ft can it be ant height sure, but thats not the normal.
Same physical standards for men and women, that's all I needed to hear. That's equality!
Frank Tibbitts apart from the fact women can’t do stuff as good as men
@Bigfoot SAS, those women probably have more testosterone than you do.
@@bigfootsas4920 Generally men are stronger but I still gotta give props to the women in this field. Equal standards? As long as she can reach those standards, great.
jim crawford You do it tough guy.
jim crawford idiot
When you get 15 kills in modern warfare and you get a juggernaut airdropped
Lol
My younger brother was a smokejumper for nine seasons ending in 1975. Stationed near Missoula, Montana and then became a cattle rancher near Polson, MT. Had four kids and is retired and very content with his life.
Michael Difani never heard of fire jumpers in UK!
Montana for lifes
Had four kids and is retired and very content with his life. 😂
Michael Difani
I would do that but I just can’t handle working for the government.
@@irenedavo3768 we don't need them, we are smaller than most States! Plus we don't have any significant wilderness left - 70 million people vs California which is like 3 states in one with 45million people. Most US states are not that well populated.
"i feel like i have 40 older brothers" damn they all just got friend zoned
Crazychipmunk 356 She's basically a dude...sooo
I'm sure they're all mature enough to prefer it that way.
😂👍🏻
Crazychipmunk 356 I’m sure there are some firefighters that put her fire out alright
That last thing in the world you want to be thinking about when your jumping from a plane to fight a fire is pussy, she's doing all them a favor if you think about it.
Immense respect to the guys and girls of the smokejumpers,
Signed,
Ex-paratrooper
Damn bro, you're so cool. Did you like jump out of planes for the army or something
@@JeremiahKidwell that's what paratroopers do...
A good jumper would have slipped away from that tree at the end.
@@JeremiahKidwell No he drove a boat
Just complete airborne school didn’t know firefighters had something like this
Hats off to these guys and gals who do this.
They are pussies
Guys and gal*, only one female.
@@jimcrawford3259 that bait is too obvious
as a former paratrooper, (airborne infantryman- 82nd) i thought about this at one time.
DoLoMyte000 You gotta have balls of steel to do this. You ever see what happens when the fire flashes up in the forest while they're down there? it's like a 40 foot tidal wave of flames that burn you alive
yeah i understand, i no longer have desire to do that. I became a respiratory therapist after my jumping days instead.
DoLoMyte000 - just saw your comment. I'm an RT also but wanted to to this out of northern Nevada years ago. What state are you in?
He already haD balls of steel as a paratrooper.....
strangely, they dont seem to want ex military!
I didn't search for this during the Great American Wildfires.
Lol click in only to find it's six years ago...
Once I graduate highschool in 1 1/2 years I'm most likely going straight for wild fire suppression jobs. Nature is wonderful and I don't want to see it gone when I have kids. Sure some fire is good but we need to control it. Much respect smokejumpers
Fire has been around long before humans and trees still exist. Firefighters aren't needed.
rizzonator18 They're needed when it's your house and you inside of it
Dude it's not going anywhere because of wildfires... Burnt out forest will be a lot greener in a year than it was before the fire. Just a natural thing.
they are needed when the wildfire is caused by an arsonist or on accident by a person.
A. Salgado chances are he didn't actually go for it or tried and realized not everybody can do it.
So these guys are jumping out of airplanes in the middle of nowhere near a deadly wildfire, work up to 16 hours a day, sleep in the wilderness for days and people complain about their 9-5 jobs. These people right there are true heroes.
These guys would probably complain about a 9-5 too. That's why they aren't working those jobs
Or these guys are just desperate for a job and this was the only job that they would probably take them in?
Hytale Theatre the only job they'd take them for is elite fire fighter? Think again.
You can make 100k a year with the overtime pay.
Pay starts at $18 as a rookie, 25% increase when you're on a fire, anything over 8 hours is paid at 25%+time n half. The average pay for a 5 year employee is $27hr before the 25% or overtime. 70 hours in 1 week is nearly $3,000.
Yes bc most 9-5 jobs are boring as fk compared to this.
2:15 she just brother zoned 40 dudes in 2 seconds
Step brother zone i hope 😉
Yeah and this isn't even alabama😒
Yikes, that one person who had a crush on her? He finna jump without a parachute soon after he hears that (●__●)
And you just stole the top comment, 0 for effort.
so they've got special forces in the fire department now..holy shit
I can't wait for scuba diving EMS special forces now
Saturation diver medics amigo, check it out!
Smokejunpers are not part of a fire department do some research
Hats off to these guys and all fire fighters and first responders during this fire season. May God keep you safe.
3:30, don't think that chute opened up lol
Lol I thought the same thing
It is probably a "speed ball" like the type used in the military. The cargo is probably packed in a way so it can take a beating on impact. They are used a lot because they give you a lot more accuracy and control on where they land. I doubt the 3:30 package is a fully assembled saw but collapsed in someway. It could also be something completely different as well from the narrative.
Jared Maxwell I
I thought the same.
It isn't a chute it's supposed to make sure it hits the right place
True heroes these firefighters! God bless you and protect you!
Well I think the people who defend this great nation called United States of America is true hero's
@@southernwulf530 That's cool
Looking at the thumbnail: This man is giant! Holy shit!
Airborne! You guys are awesome;) how many of you are former paratroopers?
With landing areas that large and clear, why don't they utilize a medium size helicopter? Something like a Bell 205 could carry a crew with that gear. Perhaps landing areas aren't usually that easily accessed?
I imagine that they want to be ready for ANY landing zone. You dont always have the convenience of a clearing that large when you're out of training. Just like the military says, "train like you fight"
bootht99 Areas with fire are not the best for helicopters since they're affected by thermal updrafts a lot more
Aye. Fire creates its own weather. Rotary wing in those conditions isn't ideal for insertion. There ARE heli-rappeling units, but they're dropped farther from incidents than SJs.
I guess i'm really only familiar with wildland fire fighting methods in Canadas boreal forest, where the topography is relatively flat, lots of muskeg, rivers and lakes. If the updrafts are ever so strong that you can't drop off an initial attack crew, the fire has developed to the point where ground crews can do little.
True. I know Yankee jumpers assist in the Canadian Rockies because of the adjoined Glacier / Waterton Parks, but not sure about the lakelands or prairies. even in the States, those areas are managed largely by State DNRC and IHC crews.
The jumpers, especially those stationed here in Missoula Montana, tend to be inserted into high elevation Wilderness incidents to supplement Type-II IA crews raised from the local District.
They aren't using more steerable chutes yet?
Using round parachutes like it’s 1941 🤦🏻♂️
1:10 that just looks painful landing
Chase that dude wanted to hit the “jump point” so bad that he just slammed into it
You do land relatively hard under a round canopy, equivalent to jumping from a wall a few feet high. Jumpers are taught to absorb the impact by doing a 'PLF' or parachute landing fall - basically a roll that gradually takes the energy out of the impact along the side of your body from the feet on up. You can see that landing roll from his point of view.
Unless you're jumping a specialised type of parachute that allows you to flare it and thus slow down just before your feet touch, it would be a mistake to try and stand up a landing under a round canopy - it's going to hurt, and you're likely to injure yourself.
@@miked1869 THIS. which is why military chutes lands harder than commercial chutes.... it all lies in the design
4:20 this is more painful landing
@Kurt Erickson hitting the trees seems do not hurt with those clothes huh?
Damn this is hard work. Our firefighters work so hard. Bless them.
1:04
"When you make a good landing and hit the jump spot it's a great feeling"
*crashes onto the ground head first*
Bruh does it hurt when you land cuz it looks like you land real hard
Haha ok thats cool and all but now for the real questions...where do they get the water from?
@extremely crappy channel Yeah they probebly dig firetrenches
9 brave souls wasnt a good name so they went with Smokejumpers!
Any smokejumpers here? I’d be interested to chat about it. I’m a firefighter at the moment but I’m pretty interested in applying for this.
It's cool and all but is it nessesary? With the extra chute equipment this seems less efficient when you could carry more fuel or heavier protection. What about repeling.
29?! Homey.... you look like you're 49.
Can someone explain... Why? From an australian point of view I just can't see the risk verse reward of having people jump in. We would have lost so many firefighters last season without them being able to shelter in vehicles.
Yes, sometimes you can't get to a fire. Let it burn and stop it somewhere else.
No disrespect. California sends support during our fire season and we send to them. It just doesn't make sense to me.
SJ's are an initial attack resource. They are used only in remote areas with limited access. The idea being a small crew dropped in can contain it before it becomes too large. Can't just drop water on it either without boots on the ground. water drops are a imperfect tool when a scalpel is required SJs are the scalpel
Australia is different. You guys have forests largely made up of eucalyptus which is oily and burns fast. We have eucalyptus too, but most of these smokejumpers operate in inland pine forest regions that are sometimes inaccessible and mountainous. They function as sort of a forward operating group to help slow a fire's advance as well as mitigate incoming damage. Not many countries have smokejumpers, just the US, Canada and Russia. They probably wouldn't work well in an Australian setting.
Jumping from 1500 feet wouldnt even be enough time for a reserve chute if your main failed
That's why they jump at 1500, lots of time for your reserve to open....no one would jump out of a plane knowing their reserve will never deploy in time to save them.
For those who don't know, most static line jumps are at 1000' and at night....
In the Army we can jump as low as 600 feet, reserve only needs about 200 feet of room to open above ground. Airborne all the way!
ChrisAvalon in the army we jumped at 1200
@@serg890 Were all American/ until the guns the foe are still.
Anybody in 2020 after western wildfires?
"The best part is jumping out of the plane." 😲 I didn't really expect there to be a "best part" 😃
If you ever find yourself in Missoula Montana there is a Smoke Jumper Visitor's Center and Museum.
I found the tour of a working smoke jumper base to be outstanding and very informational. It was amazing to learn how these brave men and women train, live, maintain and make their own equipment.
Such an extreme way to get to a fire I don't know why you don't just get a helicopter in and repeal like 20 feet with the Rope
My respects to all of them I wish guidance and protection for them
One day they gonna have them drop in from low orbit in pods.
Ils sautent avec un parachute rond. 😱Même pas une voile pour pouvoir choisir où ils se posent.
David goggins brought me here lol
David Goggins brought me here
Whenever they have females in these type of roles they always insist on talking about the fact that they're female
Why shouldn’t they? They should be proud to be ladies doing a job that has mostly been held by males
@@p36c10 Because Men built the world
Sad incel incoming.
@@asatrv you hope
@@rustynuts4426 And f'd it up too!
Firefighter Airborne unit calls airdump on indirect Fire 03:52
As a resident of Redding who wants to be a smoke jumper like my uncle, this is very inspiring!
Why aren't they using steerable parachutes so they don't have to land in the trees and injure themselves?
We solved that problem years ago.
They are using steerable parachutes. Similar to the MC6 style that military use. They aren’t as responsive as skydiving chutes, but still steerable.
@@Lycurgus47 Ok then why aren't they using proper skydiving chutes so they can avoid hitting trees?
Still makes no sense to me you should be giving them every opportunity to have as much control as possible it wouldn't be great to get blown into and stuck in a tree in a area with a fire passing through.
@@thedave7760 because they are jumping at a low altitude. This necessitates a static line style chute because the generic high altitude chutes do not open fast enough to safely carry a jumper to the ground from that height, or to allow a jumper to utilize their reserve chute if necessary.
Edit: and In other videos they do seem to be employing a more steerable free fall style parachute, that is also static line activated. This could be an outdated video.
why in the hell do they not have some bi-directional control on those canopies? if they do its not enough
TRULY HEROES 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
I’m 19 and this is my dream job
RUclips recommendations gathered us here and in another 6 years we shall meet again
Great video! God bless our firefighters and paramedics. Cops... ehh they're corrupt. Sheriff V.
Two people??? What the hell can two people do? One hotshot team has 20 people.
Goggins brought me here
The unsung hero’s of the west
Shock troopers for fires
Dont forget some of those firefighter are jail inmates fighting fires for less sentencing or to get paid "$1 per hour in Cali"
Does Australia have this? Bad ass job! Would love to do this and yes I'm a skydiver!
Unlike the united states with there down syndrome, there isn't really any use for Australia to have this. Jumping into the middle of a fire doesn't help anyone if you don't have the resources to actually perform. I can't see this ever being useful and to me it looks like a classic event of United States going stupid things like robot suits.
FFM - repel exit firefighter
Sidney Geunenger What an ignorant statement.
Sidney Geunenger your dudes aren’t man enough?
They’re about as high as Army Airborne students
Amazing job and big respect to these man and woman for their service but wouldn’t it be easier to just use helicopters to bring them in with all their equipment?
Planes are faster and have longer range so that's probably why
3:26 tell me if I’m wrong but that firebox did not land well..
Much respect to all you! May God keep you safe in all fires seasons!
This looks so awesome. I’d hate to get burned though that’s the only thing lol.
It’s totally quiet, peaceful... WAHOOOO! Shut up Karl!!!
I thought my landings were rough (I am a paratrooper in the Army) that looks like it REALLY hurts.
Strike, hold AATW
I think he @4:30 is shouting „I am hurt“
Thank you guys for protecting us every year! Some of us got to return to our homes today in redding California because of you guys and gals! Thank you!!!!
Calling in water strike on my location
Dam!!! You guys are Fuckin awesome 👍.... Unsung hero's if I might say....
When I was a wee lad, I saw a commercial for these folks and instantly I was smitten with this adventurous life style. Go get em guys 👍🏾
So? What do smokejumpers do?
This whar true heros look like. Jumping in harms way so save others. Proud of our firefighters.
Special kind of crazy
These people are really needed in Indonesia.....NOW!!!
david goggins showed me here
Man he hit hard there at the beginning.
And the end. lol!
because they are using old tech instead of modern stearble parachutes got to love government bs
SWolf it is steerable you can see him turning. And those parachutes are a little lighter a little more compact and cheaper
@@shadowsrwolf the round canopies are steerable - it's just that they have very little forward drive. That makes for limited manoeuvering and relatively hard landings, but also less room for mistakes. Modern 'square' canopies are fantastic but are more prone to malfunction, both on opening and in flight during unpredictable wind conditions such as the updrafts caused by a fire. Round canopies are better suited to low-altitude exits, like the 1,500 feet being demonstrated here.
@@miked1869 drinking the koolaid i see
David Goggins does this, he’s former navy seal, super badass dude, who will motivate you like no other
No, they don’t rake.
Hell Ya woo hoo stand up,stand in the door,gooooooo! My dix hard.....Airborne All the way! Dumbest move I ever made in life was to turn down National Forest Svc. Smoke Jump offer I was an Airborne Paramedic! Hind sight is 20/20 folks.....😔
Pure respect for these guys 🤟
Gretchen Stuhopper lol
Smoke jumpers and hot shots are some of the most bad ass wild land fire fighters around!
I watch this as the Carr Fire burns out of control! I hope this finds him safe, as well as his whole team.
Watching this as the LNU lightning complex fire tears up CA
Pay them a fair wage!!!
The SEAL teams have DEVGRU and the Wild Land firefighters have Smokejumpers
2:59 My names Selena Gomez
they both mexicans then and he said suec gomes or something
I'm a skydiver and these landings we're seeing here are horrible! When these guys are in their 50s they're all going to be barely able to walk. And what was with that chainsaw drop? Stihl makes a great saw, but they only work when they're not in 1000 pieces. But, I gotta give them credit, this would be an awesome job. Just do the drops from 13,000 instead. Let 'em have a little more fun before the work begins.
Jumping from a plane into a fire is beyond hard core
How can I get this job?
Rob you don’t
Rob
The BLM qualifications are ridiculous.
They make $16.00/hr and foreman $24.00/hr jumpers do not get extra pay for jumping out of planes. Must really love that job.
They should design like an inflatable raft but for sheltering smokejumpers from fire as opposed to the inflatable sea rafts. These would be fire rafts.
i don't know about you guys but I was mostly concerned how much video interlacing this video has.
Training jump. Whatever
FIRE CALL, FIRE CALL, FIRE CALL!!!!!!