Interviewer
Jim Norgaard
Files
Description
Larry Anderson discusses his long career as a smokejumper from 1954 to 1979. He discusses the many changes in smokejumping with regards to training and gear, as well as the U.S. Forest Service in general, mostly influenced by technology. Anderson describes the daily activities of smokejumpers when not fighting fires, as well as what it was like to work on a fire. He compares his time as a smokejumper to his time in the 101st Airborne and describes the differences between fighting fires in Alaska and fighting fires in the lower 48 states.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; 101st Airborne; Nine Mile Ranger District; Missoula, Montana; Bob Marshall Wilderness
Original Date
7-4-1984
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Collection, OH 133, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use of this item. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH_133_001
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (83 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (24 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
83 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_001.mp3; OH_133_001.pdf
Citation
OH_133_001Anderson, Larry, "Larry Anderson Interview, July 4, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH_133_001.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/1