A Smokejumper’s Guide to Fighting Fire with Fire | Odd Salon EPIPHANY 5/7
Channel: Odd Salon
Date: 2019-09-20

Sometimes inspiration strikes in the heat of the moment. In 1949, the US Forest Service tried out a dangerous new tactic to fight wildfires: have men parachute on the fire from the air and fight the fire in more remote areas. When a small fire in Montana turned into a 250 foot tall wall of flames rushing towards a group of smokejumpers at the speed of the wind, one man's epiphany saved his life and countless others in later fires, but had serious consequences on his own life and the lives of his crew.

Lilia Gutnik – A Smokejumper’s Guide to Fighting Fire with Fire

Odd Salon EPIPHANY: Six tales of acute realizations and revelations, profound insights, inspiration, and life altering discoveries

Recorded live 9/10/2019 at Public Works, San Francisco, CA

Curated by Miles Traer
Camera: John Adams
Edit/Post production: John Adams
Sound: Steen
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