McCall Smokejumper Qualifications
Candidates must be highly motivated individuals in top physical condition and capable of performing arduous duties. Any physical defect sufficient to impair efficiency or endanger fellow workers will disqualify the applicant. Individuals interested in becoming smokejumper candidates must meet the qualifications listed below.
Experience for a GS-5:
One year of experience that provided the…
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McCall Smokejumper Physical Requirements
Smokejumpers must pass the standard firefighter’s Work Capacity Fitness Test (pack test) at the arduous level.All smokejumper candidates are required to pass the standard smokejumper physical training (PT) test on the first day of smokejumper training. Candidates must do 7 pull-ups, 45 sit-ups, 25 push-ups, and a 1.5 mile run in less than 11 minutes (McCall’s elevation is 5000’). The test is…
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McCall Smokejumpers - History of Smokejumping
Smokejumping was first proposed in 1934 by T.V. Pearson, Regional Forester of the Intermountain Region (Region 4), as a means to quickly provide initial attack on forest fires. By parachuting self-sufficient firefighters to the fire, they could arrive fresh and ready for the strenuous work of fighting fires in rugged terrain.The Smokejumper program began in 1939 as an experiment in the Pacific…
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McCall Smokejumper Base Frequently Asked Questions
What are Smokejumpers?Smokejumpers are wildland firefighters trained to parachute into fires. Their primary mission is fire suppression and with the speed, range, and capacity of their fixed-wing aircraft, smokejumpers are capable of quickly delivering as few as two or as many as 12 firefighters with equipment and supplies, directly to the fire in a single trip.As primary firefighters,…
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McCall Smokejumper Base Equipment
A McCall smokejumper practices a let down procedure during spring refresher. This technique prepares a jumper in the event of a tree landing. (USDA Forest Service photo)
The loft in McCall has the equipment necessary to fabricate the packs, jumpsuits, harnesses and many other things used on the job. The transition from the FS-14 canopy (round) to the RAM Air canopy began in 2016. The RAM Air…
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McCall Smokejumper Base Contacts
Questions or comments please email or call one of the following:Todd Haynes, McCall Smokejumper Base Manager, 208-634-0383Brent Sawyer, Operations Foreman, 208-634-0379JT Belton, Assistant Operations Foreman, 208-634-0379Keith Suemnick, Training Foreman, 208-634-0380Garrett Hudson, Assistant Training Foreman, 208-634-0381Jarrod Sayer, Loadmaster/Paracargo Foreman, 208-634-0360Marcus Swan,…