An eagle checks out the Drop Zone
Every good story starts with, no shit, there I was. - Toby
Jump 300 for Jason
The approach
for a fly -over and streamer drop to celebrate.
Congratulations Jason
The McCall Smokejumpers provide a very diverse skill-set that can be utilized in the management and suppression of wildfires, prescribed fire planning and implementation, and a vast array of land management techniques.
The McCall Smokejumper Base is located in McCall, Idaho on the shores of Payette Lake in the West Central portion of the state. The base is directly adjacent to six National Forests: the Boise, Nez Perce/Clearwater, Payette, Sawtooth, Salmon-Challis, and Wallowa-Whitman. This area presents many opportunities for the deployment of Smokejumper aircraft, personnel and equipment. The ability to move resources around the United States has given the McCall Smokejumpers a very large area in which they can be utilized. It is not uncommon to have personnel from McCall spread out all over the U.S. each fire year.