Smokejumper
A smokejumper is a firefighter who is parachuted into a remote area to combat a wildfire, forest fire or similar blaze.Smokejumpers use hand attack tools to attempt to cut a firebreak to contain the spread of a wildfire. This work is considered exceedingly dangerous, not only due to the ordinary risk of a parachute jump but due to the lack of resources for firefighting and rescue once on the ground in a remote area.
The first fire jumps in the history of smokejumping were made by Rufus Robinson and Earl Cooley at Marten Creek in the Nez Perce Forest, USA on July 12, 1940.