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Earl Cooley

Smokejumpers Celebrate 75 Years of Service

August 10, 2015 Christine Cozakos, U.S. Forest Service

In 1940, Rufus Robinson and Earl Cooley made U.S. Forest Service history parachuting onto a fire over Martin Creek on the Nez Perce National Forest in Idaho. This historic jump started an elite smokejumper program, a program born of necessity and innovation. Since then, smokejumpers have played a...

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