Smokejumper Obituary: Linebarger, Newton Hopkins (Fairbanks 1985)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Newton died on September 15, 2005, in Klamath Falls, Oregon. He was born in Santa Barbara, CA, February 1954 and his firefighting career began in the Santa Ynez Valley area where he lived for many years. He began as a volunteer for the Buelton Fire Department before he joined the U.S. Forest Service and later the Bureau of Land Management. He was a member of the Los Prietos Hotshots and later the Fulton Hotshots as a firefighter, a smoke jumper and a conservation specialist. Recently, he moved to Grass Valley, CA, and established his own business, Firesafe Solutions, which contracted throughout the Nevada County area. He jumped at Fairbanks 1985-86.

Identifier

Linebarger_Newton-Hopkins_Fairbanks_1985

Publication Date

May 2021

Keywords

Smokejumping; Smokejumpers -- United States; National Smokejumper Association; Wildfire fighters; Obituaries

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Linebarger, Newton Hopkins (Fairbanks 1985)" (2021). Smokejumper Obituaries. 119.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/119