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McCall Smokejumpers

Jump plane to fire

The McCall Smokejumper program has provided rapid deployment of firefighting personnel and equipment whenever and wherever it is requested since 1943. 


The McCall Smokejumpers provide a very diverse skill-set that can be utilized in the management and suppression of wildfires, prescribed fire planning and implementation, and a vast array of land management techniques.

The McCall Smokejumper Base is located in McCall, Idaho on the shores of Payette Lake in the West Central portion of the state. The base is directly adjacent to six National Forests: the Boise, Nez Perce/Clearwater, Payette, Sawtooth, Salmon-Challis, and Wallowa-Whitman. This area presents many opportunities for the deployment of Smokejumper aircraft, personnel and equipment. The ability to move resources around the United States has given the McCall Smokejumpers a very large area in which they can be utilized. It is not uncommon to have personnel from McCall spread out all over the U.S. each fire year.

A McCall Smokejumper making a parachute landing

 


Rookie Smokejumper Opportunities

Are you interested in becoming a McCall Smokejumper?  Give us a call and we would be glad to talk about the requirements and expectations.


For more information about being a McCall Smokejumper refer to the Related Content.

 

https://www.fs.usda.gov/science-technology/fire/smokejumpers/mccall