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Smokejumper (band)
A smokejumper is a specially-trained wildland firefighter who provides an initial attack response on remote wildfires. They are inserted at the site of the fire by parachute. This allows firefighters to access remote fires in their early stages without needing to hike long distances carrying equipment and supplies. Traditional terrestrial crews can use only what they can carry and often require hours and days to reach fire on foot. The benefits of smokejumping include the speed at which firefighters can reach a burn site, the broad range of fires a single crew can reach by aircraft, and the larger equipment payloads that can be delivered to a fire compared to pedestrian crews. Once arrived on site, smokejumpers utilize similar strategies to hotshot crews and terrestrial crews to extinguish fires. Primarily, firefighters use axes to dig trenches around the fire's perimeter to isolate the flames from further fuel sources - nearby trees and shrubs. By tilling the newly exposed soi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mso Smokejumpers
MSO may refer to: Orchestras * Madison Symphony Orchestra, of Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. * Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Melbourne Ska Orchestra, of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia * Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. * Monroe Symphony Orchestra, of Monroe, Louisiana, U.S. * Montreal Symphony Orchestra, of Montreal, Quebec, Canada Businesses and organizations * Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, a media and merchandising company * McLaren Special Operations of McLaren Automotive * Mind Sports Organisation, a vehicle for promoting mental-skill games ** Mind Sports Olympiad Science and technology * Methionine sulfoximine, a chemical compound * Multiple system operator, an operator of multiple cable or direct-broadcast satellite TV systems * Murashige and Skoog medium, a plant growth medium used in laboratories for cellular cultivation * Mixed-signal oscilloscope * Monadic second-order logic In mathematical logic, monadic s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
