Interviewer
Renée Gouaux
Files
Description
Bert Tanner, who smokejumped from 1968 to 1977, offers his opinions the smokejumper program and its policies, including the use of career jumpers and women, and the “let burn” policy. He describes training in Missoula, Montana, and jumping on fires throughout the western United States.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
Smokejumpers West (United States) Biography; Smokejumping West (United States) History; Women Employment; 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 133-105
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (63 min.) : analog + 1 transcript (21 p. : 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3;application/pdf
Run Time
01:06:03 minutes
Local Filename
OH_133_105.mp3; OH_133_105.pdf
Citation
OH 133-105Tanner, Bert, "Bert Tanner Interview, July 22, 1984" (1984). Smokejumpers 1984 Reunion Oral History Project. OH 133-105.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/smokejumpers/97