Drop into wildfires with Alaska's elite smokejumpers

Name: Drop into wildfires with Alaska's elite smokejumpers
Uploaded: 2022-01-04T07:21:55-05:00
Duration: 5 min 35 s
Description: Alaska has vast stretches of wild, open country and is often called the last frontier. So, what happens when wildfires break out? Sometimes the best way to attack the flames is for firefighters to parachute in.

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Drop into wildfires with Alaska's elite smokejumpers

Alaska has vast stretches of wild, open country and is often called the last frontier. So, what happens when wildfires break out? Sometimes the best way to attack the flames is for firefighters to parachute in.

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