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OCTOBER 6, 2003
MICHAEL A. ROBERTO
ERIKA M. FERLINS
Fire at Mann Gulch
On August 5, 1949, twelve U.S. Forest Service (USFS) smokejumpers lost their lives in a fire at
Mann Gulch, Montana. What appeared to be a routine firefight turned disastrous as the men raced
frantically from an oncoming fire blowup. Less than two hours after they had parachuted from a
plane, the terrified crew found themselves caught between a raging fire and the rocky slope that
blocked their route to safety. Each…
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