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Metadata
Title |
Higgins Ridge Fire Panel Discussion |
Catalog Number |
2019.005.012 |
Object Name |
Disc, Compact |
Description |
Higgins Ridge Fire Panel Discussion >> Eleven smokejumpers from 1961 who were trapped in a forest fire before a daring helicopter rescue saved them from a tragic end will relive the Higgins Ridge, Nez Perce National Forest, fire during a public event on June 29, 2019 at the National Museum of Forest Service History in Missoula. In all, 20 smokejumpers survived the hellish scramble up an Idaho mountainside after the fire exploded around them in the afternoon of August 4, 1961. The pilot of a tiny Bell helicopter from Johnson Flying Service in Missoula carried the men to safety three or four at a time, some of the survivors clinging to the skids in fierce winds. No lives were lost in the fire. >> Bob McKean, president of the National Smokejumper Association, will moderate the panel discussion. "The panel discussion will be an opportunity for smokejumpers who survived the Higgins Ridge Fire and helicopter pilot who came to their rescue to piece together a more complete picture of the events as they unfolded on that fateful day in 1961 >> MCAT (Missoula Coummunity Access TV) recording; Running Time: 78 minutes |
Place |
Missoula, Montana |
Date |
2019 |
Year Range from |
2019 |
Year Range to |
2019 |
People |
Erwin, Wade Gordon, Donald Graff, Dale Holtet, John Korkalo, Roy Kovalicky, Thomas J. McKean, Bob Parry, Ross Tate, Lisa Van Vleck, Lames Walstad Neil |
Subjects |
Nez Perce NF Higgins Ridge Fire Smokejumpers |
Search Terms |
Smokejumpers |
Catalog date |
2019-08-02 |
Collection |
National Museum of Forest Service History |