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Interviewer
Dan Hall
Files
Description
Bruce Jackson describes the different bases from which he jumped, including those in Oregon, California, Washington, Idaho, and Alaska. He also recalls the impact the different terrains had on fighting fires. Jackson describes training at the Redmond Air Center in Oregon and notes the physical aspects of that base. He talks about the general attitude of jumpers from 1968 to 1972 concerning the program’s administration, its policy on drugs and alcohol, and the introduction of minorities to the program.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Smokejumpers Training of; Smokejumping Social aspects
Original Date
7-20-1984
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 133-049
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (65 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (22 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:01:08 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_049.mp3; OH_133_049.pdf
Citation
OH 133-049Jackson, Bruce E., "Bruce E. Jackson Interview, July 20, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-049.
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