My Public Lands Roadtrip: Meet BLM's Boise, Idaho Smokejumpers : 無料・フリー素材/写真
My Public Lands Roadtrip: Meet BLM's Boise, Idaho Smokejumpers / mypubliclands
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| 説明 | Did you know? -Smokejumpers are wildland firefighters who get to fires via airplane and parachute. Jumpers exist because they can get to remote fires safely and quickly, helping keep high-risk fires small.-The U.S. has about 450 jumpers. (Conversely, Russia uses about 4,000 jumpers.)-Smokejumping in the U.S. dates back to 1939. The first operational fire jump occurred in 1940 on the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho.-Boise, ID and Fairbanks, AK are the two BLM jump bases. The U.S. Forest Service has seven jump bases (Winthrop, WA; Redmond, OR; Redding, CA; McCall, ID; Grangeville, ID; Missoula, MT; and West Yellowstone, MT).-The Boise jump base employs some 80-85 jumpers every season. During the fire season, these jumpers are based out of other locations in the Great Basin, depending on where the needs are. -Smokejumper training takes about five weeks. An attrition rate of 30-50% is not uncommon, due to the rigors of the training program.-When a smokejumper leaves the airplane, he or she is wearing about 85 pounds of equipment. -Smokejumpers suit up in approximately 2 minutes. The load of jumpers takes about eight minutes to get suited up and into the air after getting a dispatch.-The smokejumper’s reserve parachute has an automatic device (works on barometric pressure) that deploys the parachute if the jumper is unconscious.-Smokejumpers require special training and physical fitness rivaled only by elite military units. Once they have completed their mission on a fire, jumpers usually have to pack out their gear—which typically weighs 120 pounds.Photo courtesy of NIFC. |
| 撮影日 | 2005-04-13 03:38:03 |
| 撮影者 | mypubliclands |
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| カメラ | Canon PowerShot S410 , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.003 sec (1/320) |
| 開放F値 | f/4.9 |
| 焦点距離 | Unknown (-1) |