smokejumper
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of smokejumper
Example Sentences
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A bill that would accomplish these measures, named for the late Forest Service smokejumper Tim Hart, appears unlikely to pass this legislative session.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2023
Forest Service is looking to hire a smokejumper, a person who parachutes out of a rickety airplane to wrangle wildfires that break out far from roads or rivers.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2023
In 2013, veteran Bureau of Land Management smokejumper Mark Urban died during a training exercise in Idaho when his parachute malfunctioned.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 9, 2023
On a recent afternoon, Curdy — a rancher and retired teacher and smokejumper — knocked on doors in a middle-class neighborhood on the more conservative side of the district.
From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022
The bill is named after smokejumper Tim Hart, who died fighting a wildfire in New Mexico last year.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 29, 2022
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