Legacy of a Smokejumper

If you got a chance to read the previous post about Why Do You Do What You Do,  you may not have caught the significance of the pictures used. (Ask about the significance of the flamingos one day.  A great story on its own.) One is a structure guy, one is a former HOTSHOT and a current SMOKEJUMPER. An Engine and a Parachute, their chosen means of travel to the JOB.

About Fire and The Granite 19

You all have own circumstances.  Our careers speak speak for themselves.

I feel compelled to offer a shout out to ALL smoke eaters, however you get to work.  For me, I was a fire junkie.  Drive big red trucks, kick in doors, leave a mess for someone to clean up.  I was a mere child of 20 years.  I never gave a thought to how my chosen profession affected others that loved me.  Multiple fatalities?  A family homeless?  Crack babies with bread ties on umbilical cords?  A 24 hour shift where you never get a break?  A flashover that you notice just in time to pencil the ceiling and stumble out laughing, too hot to touch?  Childs play!  Your wife and kids wondering if when you walk out to your chosen “passion”, whether or not you’ll come home?