As a Smokejumper, I Parachute Into Active Wildfires for a Living. It’s the Best Job on Earth.

Jump crews are the nation’s first line of defense against destructive wildland fire. Most operate out of a handful of smokejumper bases scattered throughout the American West, ready to speed to a disaster site at a moment’s notice. And speed they do. The post As a Smokejumper, I Parachute Into Active Wildfires for a Living. It’s the Best Job on Earth. appeared first on Outside Online .

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