History of Smokejumping, 1946

Authors

Division of Fire Control, Region One, United States Fire Service

Files

Description

This document provides a brief history of the smokejumping program as of 1946. It begins with events leading up to the uses of aircraft prior to the 1939 smokejumping experiments in Winthrop, Washington. From there, it provides a year-by-year synopsis through 1945.

Publication Date

1946

Keywords

Smokejumping, Smokejumpers -- United States, National Smokejumper Association, Wildfire fighters

Repository

Eastern Washington University, Archives and Special Collections (SPC-020-0892_HistoriesOfSmokejumping)

Recommended Citation

Division of Fire Control, Region One, United States Fire Service, "History of Smokejumping, 1946" (1946). Internal Reports and Histories. 15.
https://dc.ewu.edu/smokejumping_pubs_internal/15