Wildland fire module
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A wildland fire module, formerly fire use module, is a 7–10 person team of firefighting personnel dedicated to planning, monitoring and starting fires. They may be deployed anywhere in the United Stat
A firefighter from Yosemite National Parks Wildland Fire Module Crew 1 uses a drip torch to back burn on an initial attack.
King's Peak Wildland Fire Module working on the Willow Fire on the Caribou-Targhee National Forest. The crew is taking fire behavior observations from the safety of a meadow.
Smokejumper
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A smokejumper is a specially-trained wildland firefighter who provides an initial attack response on remote wildfires. They are inserted at the site of the fire by parachute. This allows firefighters
US Forest Service smokejumpers, based in Deming, New Mexico, 1948
Smokejumper equipment on display, West Yellowstone, Montana.