Search Results for: Smokejumper

This “terrifying, grimly funny” memoir about fighting forest fires in Alaska offers “an affectionate portrait of a fraternity of daredevils” (The New Yo

This is a counting book that introduces the work and daily lives of smokejumpers and wildfire fighters.

Swede's adventures include a summer on a fire lookout, deployment as a Marine to Korea, smoke jumping, fire suppression, timber forester, aviation management, h

Describes the dangerous job of a smokejumper, including schooling, training, safety, and equipment.

National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: “The terrifying story of the worst disaster in the history of the US Forest Service’s elite Smokejumpers.” —K