Interviewer
Renée Gouaux
Files
Description
Rhett Wise describes his experiences as a smokejumper in Montana and Alaska during the 1960s. He discusses the duties of a smokejumper loadmaster and compares fire management policies in Alaska to those policies in the lower 48 states. Wise also describes jumping procedures, including how to steer the parachutes in use at that time.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Forest Management West (United States)
Original Date
7-22-1984
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 133-116
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (80 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (24 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:16:30 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_116.mp3; OH_133_116.pdf
Citation
OH 133-116Wise, Rhett, "Rhett Wise Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-116.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/106