Rene joined me on a last minute invitation and brought his great fire knowledge. Rene discussed the weather patterns seen on the summer of 2000 when a siege of fire hit the Bitterroot National Forest. Rene also read an article from the Smokejumper Magazine describing his mentor and another Smokejumper meeting in Vietnam during the war. Tune into this episode to hear about Fire, Smokejumpers, Hotshots, and Fire History. If you like what you hear please subscribe, like, and share.
This year marks the 75th anniversary of the Mann Gulch Fire tragedy. August 5th 1949 12 Smokejumpers and 1 Fire Guard lost their lives fighting the Mann Gulch Fire. Chiara Cipriano & Rory Glueckert from the Helena-Lewis and Clark National Forest share the story of the Mann Gulch Fire tragedy as well as the Memorial events being held to honor the great young men we lost to the Mann Gulch Fire. For more information go to http://www.montanadiscoveryfoundation.org. Thanks for watching please like, share, and subscribe.
Bill Moody is the 2nd person to be Base Manager of North Cascades Smokejumper Base. Bill took the torch from Francis Lufkin who was a pioneer Smokejumper who helped get the Smokejumping program off the ground. Bill Moody was involved with the International Smokejumper exchange program with the Soviet Union. Bill also helped save North Cascades Smokejumper Base during an attempt to absorb NCSB into Redmond Smokejumper Base. Tune into this episode to hear more about the Legendary Bill Moody and some Smokejumper History. If you like what your hear please Like, Subscribe, and Share.
Host Luke is joined by the Roach family on there way to Paradise. Kevin Roach is a longtime teacher and Wildland Firefighter who started being a lookout to be able to spend more time with his family yet still be in the woods. In this episode we discuss Lookout experiences, family life, fitness, teaching, the outdoors, and more. If you like what you hear please like and subscribe to the channel.
