smokejumper

Anthony est pompier. Mais un pompier un peu spécial. Il est smokejumper plus exactement, ou pompier parachutiste, et il exerce ce métier en Colombie Britannique, au Canada.

Anthony, c'est l'histoire d'un jeune de 25 ans originaire du Sud de la France qui se rend vite compte que sa routine de vie ne lui convient plus. À l'époque, il travaille dans un garage automobile, joue au rugby et s'engage comme pompier volontaire.

Un jour il voit un film, Only the Brave, qui met en avant les Hotshots, des pompiers d'élite aux États-Unis. En faisant quelques recherches, il découvre une autre spécialité des pompiers en Amérique du Nord : les smokejumpers.

L'idée le séduit immédiatement, au point de devenir son seul objectif pendant plusieurs années : il veut rejoindre cette unité au Canada. Il apprend l'anglais, perd 12 kilos, se prépare physiquement, part travailler au Canada pour baigner dans la culture et être au plus prêt des centres de recrutement.

Les efforts paient, il est recruté, et c'est le début de l'aventure. Et quelle aventure... Imaginez une seule seconde être largué à 400m du sol avec tout son matériel pour aller combattre pendant plusieurs jours des feux qui couvrent déjà plusieurs hectares, au milieu d'un territoire grand comme 1,5x la France ! Hallucinant !

Un récit qui nous montre bien, une fois de plus, que rien n'est impossible pour celles et ceux qui s'en donnent les moyens. Un immense merci Anthony pour cette belle leçon d'humilité !

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Jason A. Ramos has devoted twenty-six years of his life to the fire service. His career began at the age of 17 as a volunteer with the Riverside County Fire Department, then progressed to wildland firefighting in Southern California. Smokejumpers are highly trained wildland firefighters who parachute into remote areas to fight fires. They also can be called upon to assist in search and rescue missions. Smokejumpers are highly specialized and trained professionals who work independently in some of the most difficult terrain imaginable. They remain one of the oldest resources deployed by government agencies today.  Let's Go!!

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My guest today is Jason Ramos, a firefighter currently in his 30th season. He spent over half that time as an air-delivered firefighter. Known as Smokejumpers, these professionals are highly trained and specialized firefighters who can parachute or rappel into a forest fire. They work independently in some of the most difficult terrain imaginable. Jason has over 270 jumps into fires and has also written the leading book on the profession titled "Smokejumper." 

In our conversation we talk about what it's like to be in one of these infernos, the traits required of a smokejumper, and dive into some of the tactics and equipment used to put out forest fires. Below are the show notes with the associated time stamps:

• Being in a forest fire (minute 03:00)
• History of smoke jumping (09:00)
• Selection process (12:30)
• First fire he jumped into (23:30)
• How to kill a fire (28:00)
• Mission planning (34:30)
• Gear (44:30)
• Biggest lessons to pass on (49:00)
• Projects working on now (54:00)

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