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Title

Robert L. Savage Interview, June 14, 1984

Interviewee

Robert L. Savage

Interviewer

Floyd Cowles

Files

Description

Roger Savage recalls his years working as a smokejumper based at Missoula, Montana, from 1957 until 1966, with a two-year break from 1962 to 1964 when he was in the military. He describes many of his fire jumps, the injuries he witnessed both of smokejumpers and on rescue jumps, and the social life of smokejumpers off-base at bars in Missoula. Savage also discusses working on the film A Fire Called Jeremiah.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers Montana Biography; Smokejumping Montana History; Forest fires Montana; Smokejumping Accidents

Original Date

6-14-1984

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 133-095

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (90 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (27 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3;application/pdf

Run Time

01:33:41 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_095.mp3; OH_133_095.pdf

Citation

Savage, Robert L., "Robert L. Savage Interview, June 14, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-095.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/90