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EPISODE · Jun 20, 2023 · 18 MIN

Jumping into Fire

from Off the Radar · host The National Weather Desk

While most of us run from fire, there's a brave group of men and women jumping in.... from the sky! It's firefighting meets skydiving in the wild job of a smokejumper. Smoke jumping has been in practice for more than 80 years. Today we talk to a retired jumper about his career diving into the inferno. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While most of us run from fire, there's a brave group of men and women jumping in.... from the sky! It's firefighting meets skydiving in the wild job of a smokejumper. Smoke jumping has been in practice for more than 80 years. Today we talk to a retired jumper about his career diving into the inferno. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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