REDMOND, Ore. — Back when Mark Corbet started out as a smokejumper, his parents would ask him when he planned to get a real job. Twenty-nine years later, at age 52, Corbet is one of the oldest ...
Alaska is heading into wildfire season, and firefighters are gearing up to be ready for it. That includes smokejumpers, who parachute in to fight some of the most remote fires, often providing the ...