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History of Smokejumping
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Background History
1939: The Birth of Smokejumping
1940: First Practical Use of Smokejumpers
1941: Smokejumpers Used as "Shock Troops" on Bigger Fires
1942: First Effects of the War on Smokejumping
1943: The Civilian Public Service Program—First Training of Military Personnel
1944: Smokejumping No Longer an Experiment3Makes Actual, as well as, Theoretical Savings
1945: The "Continental Unit"—First All-Out Air Control Project
1946: Reconversion—End of the C.P.S. Program and First Wholesale Recruiting of Ex-GI's
1947: Expansion—Smokejumping Extends to the Mexican Border and Into Canada
1948: Smokejumping at Lowest Ebb—Northwest Experiences Floods Instead of Fires
1949: Another Busy Season—First Major Tragedy in Smokejumper History
1950: Another Light Season—Smokejumpers Become Movie Actors
1951: A Short, Busy Season—Yellowstone Park Establishes Jumper Unit
1952: A Flurry of Fall Activity—Ground Broken for the New Missoula Aerial Fire Depot
1953: Busiest Season in History—All Smokejumping Records Shattered
1954: Missoula Aerial Fire Depot Activated
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979
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