Firefighting

Photos

Firefighters at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival, 23 June - 4 July 2005, Washington, DC. Featured smokejumpers (including ex-jumpers) include:

• Kelly Esterbrook, Bend , Oregon (RAC)
• Steve Reed, Victor , Montana (MSO)
• Keith Wolferman, Missoula , Montana (MSO)
• Tim Eldridge, Missoula , Montana (MSO)
• Bob McCarl, Boise , Idaho (RAC)
• Kim Maynard, Arlington , Virginia (MSO)

Additional firefighters -- and non-firefighters -- also are pictured. You are free to use these images as long as you credit the photographer, Nick Sundt.

Interviews

• Interview of Smokejumper David "Skinny" Beals, recorded at the the Redmond Air Center Mess Hall on 1 July 1981. The interview begins with second-year Redmond jumper Charlie Bragdon; and freelance photographer Bruce Van Voorhis. They later are joined by a third interviewer, second-year Redmond jumper Nick Sundt. The interview originally was recorded on 30 minute cassette tapes. These were converted to a set of 5 separate audio files and then merged into a single 2.5 hour file (there are short pauses separating the five original audio segments):
  • Real Media streaming audio: Listen to the interview
  • MP3 files (listen to them online or download them)
    • Full interview [206 Mb]
    • Part A [42 Mb]
    • Part B [41 Mb]
    • Part C [42 Mb]
    • Part D [40 Mb]
    • Part E [42 Mb]. This segment includes Skinny's famous July 1956 jump with "Lighthorse Harry" on the Gifford Pinchot.
  • If you want a CD of the interview (containing the above MP3 files), contact