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Smokejumper

A smokejumper is a firefighter who is parachuted into a remote area to combat a wildfire, forest fire or similar blaze.

The first fire jumps in the history of smokejumping were made by Rufus Robinson and Earl Cooley at Marten Creek in the Nez Perce Forest, USA on July 12, 1940.

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