tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post7210694695065148885..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: FLYING COWBOYS: EARLY SMOKEJUMPERS Caroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-54377305284951489062016-11-07T23:55:56.835-06:002016-11-07T23:55:56.835-06:00Thanks so much, Sarah, I'm glad you enjoyed th...Thanks so much, Sarah, I'm glad you enjoyed the post. The history of smokejumpers is interesting, I've learned so much since I started. Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83887322888432007112016-11-07T18:21:40.950-06:002016-11-07T18:21:40.950-06:00Kirsten, I had no idea there were fire fighting ju...Kirsten, I had no idea there were fire fighting jumpers so far back in history. This was such an interesting piece. I enjoyed reading about it. Years ago I watched the movie about smoke jumpers (although modern day)titled "Always". Loved the movie and loved this article about real historical jumpers.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-39354914484076522212016-11-06T22:36:27.556-06:002016-11-06T22:36:27.556-06:00Hi Chris, I'm glad you stopped by, especially ...Hi Chris, I'm glad you stopped by, especially with your personal ties to this history! There are so many details to this history, I had to leave out or this blog would have been huge. The article only mentioned Mamer, but as you know newspapers aren't always 100% accurate. Thanks again for reading the post and commenting! Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-5158479732551902012016-11-06T21:26:35.377-06:002016-11-06T21:26:35.377-06:00Nice article. Great history. My grandfather was Ho...Nice article. Great history. My grandfather was Howard R. Flint. He and Nick Mamer were great friends...as I understand it from the old stories, they made that trip to San Diego together. Thanks...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378061566355001681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-79742494011342720412016-11-06T14:17:49.869-06:002016-11-06T14:17:49.869-06:00Hello Celia, thanks for stopping by! It surprised ...Hello Celia, thanks for stopping by! It surprised me, too, when I started to research and found how early the program started. They actually jump near the fire, leave a lot of their gear there and then hike to the fire, but still dangerous and a lot of skill is necessary. Thanks so much!Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-40433461672621497902016-11-06T14:15:03.754-06:002016-11-06T14:15:03.754-06:00Hi Caroline! I really didn't know they'd b...Hi Caroline! I really didn't know they'd been around that long, as well. I found it when I visited a smokejumper headquarters and they had books about the history. It is dangerous and amazing what they do, and the fact they really don't suffer from that many injuries attests to their skill. Thanks so much for stopping by!Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-18876919797416459792016-11-06T14:12:35.630-06:002016-11-06T14:12:35.630-06:00Sandie, Thanks so much for stopping by. Yes, my cu...Sandie, Thanks so much for stopping by. Yes, my current series has both, Hotshots and Smokejumpers, but the main story, except in one, is about their historic restoration business, so I'm going to write a spinoff series about those groups. I'm also outlining at least one story about the early smokejumpers in the 1930s and 40s. Thanks a million!Kirsten Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720732595156726142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-40293619413632742622016-11-06T09:45:40.364-06:002016-11-06T09:45:40.364-06:00Now, here's a topic I've never thought abo...Now, here's a topic I've never thought about. Interesting how early in the 20th century the smokejumpers and aerial fire fighters began. Jumping into a fire area sounds very scary...but I'd take it over jumping into the ocean---scared of water.<br />Thanks Kirsten! Good information.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-1430663085016241472016-11-06T06:12:09.566-06:002016-11-06T06:12:09.566-06:00Jumping into a fire would be about the scariest th...Jumping into a fire would be about the scariest thing I can think of. I had no idea smoke jumpers began so long ago. Thanks, Kirsten.Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-87199803013195351562016-11-06T05:24:33.831-06:002016-11-06T05:24:33.831-06:00Kristen- Wow! Such history and you're going to...Kristen- Wow! Such history and you're going to write about Hotshots and Smoke Jumpers too?! Count me in!sandiegrisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734490138446987718noreply@blogger.com