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Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

Élite crews of firefighters in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and other Western states parachute into remote areas, work to contain dangerous blazes, and bushwhack back to safety. M. R. O’Connor reports.

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Inside the Fight Against California’s Wildfires

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Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

Élite crews of firefighters in Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and other Western states parachute into remote areas, work to contain dangerous blazes, and bushwhack back to safety. M. R. O’Connor reports.

The New Yorker9.0(1)

Inside the Fight Against California’s Wildfires

The New Yorker

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Hidden Damages

The Atavist Magazine

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Disaster

Smokejumpers Leap Out of Planes to Fight Wildfires

M.R. O'Connor·The New Yorker·August 2026