Idaho Smokejumpers

[@78logistics]

Very cool. Much love and respect to these folks from a retired Canadian Paratrooper in Alberta. Love the jumping sequences. Had a few jumps like that myself.

[@raymondhummel5211]

Smokejumpers are courageous men and women! They give their all to save people like you and me from harm. My grandson inspired me so much with his love of working with the local fire department, that I wrote a song about smokejumpers. May I add it was a labor of love and in the process of this undertaking I learned a lot about fire fighting..

[@onfinalproductions8343]

I would love to download the song. Is the mp3 or WAV file small enough to email?

[@raymondhummel5211]

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[@raymondhummel5211]

Yes you can download my video..

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

@@onfinalproductions8343 nice

[@paetynparman8896]

Those guys and gals are the real deal! I remember touring through their facility at a young age and it inspired me follow my dreams of becoming a firefighter. I hope I get the opportunity to work with them one day.

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Thanks Paetyn! Without a doubt the dream job! Had some great assignments and got to work with absolutely incredible people! Love em' Miss em'!

[@waltking9141]

@@onfinalproductions8343 the only thing these people are or any other civilian firefighters are compared to military firefighters are pussies!!!!!!

[@joeberger3441]

@@waltking9141 military firefighters are fucking POGs.

[@Calatriste54]

Ooooo, baby. It's rough. Be prepared, at peak on day 1. From an Eternal Ned of 1982.

[@onfinalproductions8343]

@@joeberger3441 Anything other than an 03 MOS (USMC)/Infantry makes you a POG. Semper Fi!

[@jayebkhan1462]

Wow, I am amazed, never thought such type of firefighters existed, different kind of warriors, so much respect for them.

[@dazed2003]

Does anyone know who Mike Lewis was? He died in helicopter accident out of McCall. Please upload any footage you have of him. I would love to see my old friend again.

[@Wolfparkinson]

Saw you guys signed the star lakes fire ca star mine sign🤘🏻

[@markuslunzer7735]

Why do they still use round canopies? Just asking because Ive been paragliding for about 30 yrs and nothing beats a sqare canopy when it comes to precision landing. I did some 20 jumps with round canopies out of planes as well...so I know the difference.

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Markus, I’ve been paraglding for 15 years, instructing for 8, competing for 2. I love the performance with multi celled square/rectangle wings. Rounds have an advantage in small jump spots surrounded by 150ft+ timber. The glide ratio is about 2:1 so you can really sink a canopy in there. Today’s squares can do the same with proper piloting. We’ve transitioned. We jump squares now.

[@jonpatterson7211]

Absolutely awesome! God bless 'em all!

[@Juno_Beach]

remember wanting to this as a child under 10 Somehow, Life Kicked In

[@BTugSnug]

I'll go if you go 😏

[@BTugSnug]

I was jumping off my barn with a sheet onto a trampoline at 8 year's old 😅

[@MrThorben2]

Real Heroes! Greets from Germany!

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Pleasant regards!

[@BTugSnug]

I've been on four round-trip flights, eight different aircraft. And I've jumped out of two... how do I sign up?

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Get fire experience first. Typically, at least 5 years are necessary to have a strong application. It's extremely competitive. Hundreds of qualified applicants. Then, you need to make it through the difficult training - half don't make it. So start by getting hired to work on a fire hand crew. Good luck!

[@BTugSnug]

@@onfinalproductions8343 I have my local ems and fire 101. My father is a retired detective. I grow up with Bob Fritch's son. He was fire chef of lakemoor/ McHenry County

[@BTugSnug]

@@onfinalproductions8343 I know I have this skill, the ability to do this job. I need the opportunity

[@denniscruz4991]

is it just me or when he jumped out of the plane and his parachute opened it had a rip on the right side, between the blue and the white sections.....?? 🤔😰

[@onfinalproductions8343]

What appears to be a rip in the chute are actually "steering gores" giving the chute some positive airspeed.

[@denniscruz4991]

On Final Productions thank you for that!

[@rafaeldiaz6855]

Dear.. Where to have/buy a helmet with metal mesh mask?..

[@onfinalproductions8343]

The masks and the helmets are made by two different companies. We just do a little assembly and adjusting for a good fit.

[@tokovictor168]

How much did they get a year for such dangerous job ?

[@onfinalproductions8343]

We start making roughly $18/hour

[@russ1376]

@@onfinalproductions8343 that’s a shity pay for fighting a fire. a mcdonald worker makes $15 flipping burger where i’m at and the only risk they get is possible burn from the fryer or grill. let the fires reach homes and they will know how valuable you are and not worth the $18. personally i wouldn’t do that work for $18 there are much safer and easier work that pays more. unless you just don’t care about the money or your a adrenaline junky.

[@vendonix]

@@russ1376 it’s not about the pay, it’s about the experience you’ll have

[@lottnio8207]

The size of their balls must be a real nuisance when fighting the fire and because of that the jumps are risky too because of the enormous weight.

[@emmanuelawosusi2365]

Facts

[@Mark-em5zm]

I remember working fires with these guys from 2000-2003. Some of the best people you will ever meet. I remember one fire in particular when they had the first stick out the door break a femur, second one broke a leg. Another set of jumpers went out and one of them broke either a hip or back, can’t remember exactly. Anyways, the wind was really high that day and it played hell on them. You had to be crazy to want to be a jumper.

[@532peace]

Why don't they use fastrope insertion? (research)

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Fastropping implies the use of helicopters. We are used most in Alaska where the fire could be several hundred miles away. We do use help-repellers too but more so in the lower 48.

[@roberalpino1935]

First song?

[@TimberTramp]

Will the contract world and the SJ world ever collide?

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Unlikely because we drive in different lanes. Actually, better to think of us on different highways. We still have the same destination, fire management, but smokejumping by federal land agencies, has been around since the 1940's. There's enough of us to meet current needs although when we're at a Planning Level 5 nationwide we have to be a little more selective and involve more contractors

[@DJCurry]

I live by the base

[@jackhuckabone942]

2nd song?

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Artist: Radical Face / Song: Welcome Home

[@tomohito26]

Hello there, we're interested in licensing this video for a TV show in Japan. What's the best email address to contact you? Thanks in advance!

[@heresy3573]

Hardcore Im training to be a hotshot this is next level

[@rossclink8903]

Hell yea

[@robertneven7563]

respect

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Thank you!

[@robertoneven2803]

@@onfinalproductions8343 I am a former paratrooper, stil jump as a civilain, your skill s are AMAZING

[@onfinalproductions8343]

@@robertoneven2803 Fortunately, we're on squares now. Even when I made this vid though our rounds were designed exclusively for smokejumpers with steering slots that gave us significant maneuverability. Roughly twenty jumps through rookie training. If you can't consistently make the spot - you washout!

[@woptown619]

Lower the volume before you watch

[@onfinalproductions8343]

Great recommendation!

[@wd-4o-516]

I will do this when I’m old enough love u brothers the future ones I’ll work with and got ur back unfair any condition I will die for my brothers and sacrifice everything

[@BTugSnug]

I just called the Montana base on Tuesday and they started training on Monday.. said I'd have to wait until the fall training, no pun intended 😅

[@Calatriste54]

"Well, the fuel is gone that maintained that fire.." WS: Henry V Act 2 Scene 3

[@smokejumper]

Greetings from Russia✋

[@jsfbr]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@Halo_1O492O7]

Smokey the paratrooper

[@mountainconsumer]

5:02, cancer causing chemicals

[@volkaplayer4394]

Montana is on fire and I hope Montana won't get burned to the ground

[@christinapankey1415]

Just not in California

[@onfinalproductions8343]

The Northern Sierras are prime "jump" country - especially with the hundreds of new starts via a dry lighting cell rolling through in 2010. Hundreds of fire jumps in N California every year.

[@sparky6200]

You guys are still jumping rounds??? WTF - they obviously don't care about your landing

[@LaneLamoreaux]

We stopped jumping rounds decades ago. Furthermore, our rounds were not standard. They were highly maneuverable because of the 4 rear steering gores and the 15mph of airspeed. Injuries on rounds - more frequent. On squares - less frequent but more severe. Trade-offs...

[@SMJ95]

The Forest Service started to reluctantly transition in 2008. It was Mandated from the Washington office in D.C. that all F.S. Bases would be on a single delivery by 2024. It’s still a work in progress with low time square experience. There have been some sad unexpected outcomes due to the inexperience levels flying a square.