Smokejumper Obituary: Rowney, Roscoe B. (Redding 1975)

Authors

National Smokejumper Association

Files

Obituary

Roscoe died on August 31, 2017, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Born in Mariposa, California, in January 1953, Roscoe attended Mariposa County Elementary and High Schools. He graduated from Humboldt State University in Arcata, California, with a degree in Forest Management. Roscoe began a life-long career in the fire service working on the Sierra N.F. at the Jerseydale Fire Station. He jumped at Redding from 1975-77, attaining his 50 Jump Pin in 1977. Roscoe received his professional foresters license from the State of California and worked for California State Lands Department for approximately two and a half years. In 1980 he started a career with the California Division of Forestry (now CAL FIRE) working in Eureka, King City, Fresno (Region) and Mariposa. Roscoe retired from CAL FIRE as a Division Chief in 2011.

Identifier

Rowney_Roscoe-B_Redding_1975

Publication Date

November 2017

Keywords

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

Disciplines

Forest Management

Recommended Citation

National Smokejumper Association, "Smokejumper Obituary: Rowney, Roscoe B. (Redding 1975)" (2017). Smokejumper Obituaries. 617.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumper_bios/617