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Title

Jeff Fereday Interview, July 22, 1984

Interviewee

Jeff Fereday

Interviewer

Floyd Cowles

Files

Description

Jeff Fereday describes his involvement with an inter-regional fire crew in 1968 and 1969. His discusses his experiences with a new man crew at McCall, Idaho, jumping in Idaho and Alaska, as well as the differences between the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service jumpers in Alaska.

Document Type

Oral History

Subjects

Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Smokejumping Idaho Social aspects; Fire fighters 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 133-033

Media Type

Sound; Text

Original Format

1 sound cassette (70 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (19 p. : 28 cm.)

Digital Format

audio/mp3; application/pdf

Run Time

01:18:13 minutes

Local Filename

OH_133_033.mp3; OH_133_033.pdf

Citation

Fereday, Jeff, "Jeff Fereday Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-033.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/50