To become a smokejumper requires completion of intensive training in physical conditioning, parachuting, and forest-fire suppression. The...
By Gregory Scruggs WINTHROP, Okanogan County — Somewhere deep in the North Cascades, lightning strikes a parched mountainside,...
by STEVE BENHAM | KATU Staff REDMOND, Ore. (KATU) — It’s not hard to compare the nation’s smokejumpers to...
Legislation that failed to become law during last congress aims to boost pay and benefits for federal...
From rigging their own parachutes to learning to sew gear, smokejumpers in Idaho are preparing for this...
By: Steve Whitby The Dash 8-400 airtanker, while new to Canada, has been operating since 2005 British...
Marc “Thor” Olson died when the Air Tractor AT-802A he was flying went down as he fought...
Nevada Joint Force Headquarters Public AffairsStory by Capt. Emerson Marcus Col. Michael Fugett, the commander of the...
By Seth Boster Special from The Gazette As part of her annual spring training before another summer...
152nd Airlift Wing Public AffairsStory by Master Sgt. Garrett Wake Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Calif...
