smokejumpers

"In this book, young readers will learn about the ecological impacts of wildfires, the ins and outs of fire science including tactics for prevention and containment, cutting-edge technology used to track wildfires and predict fire behavior, and about the impressive skill, survival tactics, and bravery required to control a wildfire"--Amazon.

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a smokejumper. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Smokejumper Murray Taylor recounts more than twenty years' experience of jumping by parachute to fight fires in Alaska and the American West.

Provides information on smokejumpers, firefighters that parachute into wildfires.

Tells what happened on August 5, 1949 in Man Gulch, Montana when fifteen smokejumpers came to fight a forest fire.

Smokejumper Murray Taylor recounts more than twenty years' experience of jumping by parachute to fight fires in Alaska and the American West.

"Engaging images accompany information about smoke jumpers. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

Montana wildfire fighter Rowan has a strict rule: never get romantically involved with anyone she works with. But the moment she meets new recruit Gull Curry that rule is severely tested. And when it becomes clear that someone blames Rowan for her jump partner's death, and is determined to get revenge, Rowan finds that she needs Gull's help and support more than ever.

Describes the education and training it takes to become a smoke jumper, and provides information on the risks involved, protecting the forests, jumping into a fire, and more.