Interviewer
Susan Green
Files
Description
Jim Browne discusses the two seasons he worked as a smokejumper in 1949 and 1950. He describes his training at the Nine Mile Ranger Station in Montana and the camaraderie there. Browne talks about what it was like to be a smokejumper during the 1949 Mann Gulch Fire and the impact the incident had on the program, including changes to the approach of fighting fires. Browne talks about his views on what makes an effective leader, drawing from his experiences as a smokejumper and his service as a Marine Corps Pilot in the Korean War. He also describes the role of alcohol played within the smokejumping community and his later alcoholism.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Nine Mile Ranger Station; Missoula, Montana; Mann Gulch Fire; Korean War; Marine Corps; Alcoholism
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 133-011
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (17 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:27:17 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_011.mp3; OH_133_011.pdf
Citation
OH 133-011Browne, Jim, "Jim Browne Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-011.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/36