Dropping Into Hell: The Elite Smokejumpers Fighting America's Deadliest Wildfires.
#Smokejumpers #wildlandfirefighters #wildfires What happens when you jump out of an airplane into a 2,000-degree wildfire with no runway and no immediate rescue? Meet America’s elite Smokejumpers—the airborne wildland firefighters tasked with tackling the deadliest wildfires in the most remote corners of the American wilderness. Carrying over 110 pounds of explosive survival gear and dropping from 3,000 feet into unfamiliar topography, these men and women risk absolute destruction for base pay as low as $20 an hour. smokejumpers, wildland firefighters, elite firefighters, US forest service, deadliest wildfires, extreme jobs, how smokejumpers work, fire shelter deployment, wildfire blowup, wilderness firefighting, airborne firefighters, megafire, wildland firefighting gear, hotshots vs smokejumpers, firefighting action 00:00 - Intro: No Runway, No Rescue 00:45 - Chapter 1: The Anatomy of a Scramble 02:15 - Chapter 2: The 1,500-Foot Plunge 03:45 - Chapter 3: The Jumpspot Roulette 05:20 - Chapter 4: Engaging the Enemy 06:50 - Chapter 5: The Micro-Climate Monster 08:30 - Chapter 6: Anatomy of a Blowup 10:10 - Chapter 7: The Last Resort (Fire Shelter Deployment) 11:45 - Chapter 8: Extraction and the Endless Cycle #ExtremePlaces #Documentary #LifeInExtreme #Smokejumpers #wildlandfirefighters
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