 | Camp Chapparal Forest Fighting School
At the Camp Chapparal Forest Fighting School, trainees are taught forest fighting techniques and are given hands-on experience controlling fires.
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| Juneau Mountain Rescue
Volunteers for Juneau Mountain Rescue learn and practice rescue techniques during a training exercise.
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| Ski Patrol
Ski patrol workers have a broad range of duties, from monitoring snow levels to transporting injured skiers.
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| The Searchers
An expert tracker teaches volunteers how to be detectives when on a search and rescue mission, and teaches kids how to stay safe when lost.
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| Portland Mountain Rescue
Members of Oregon's Mountain Rescue team confront high altitudes, difficult trails and fluctuating temperatures to train for mountain emergencies.
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| Coast Guard Rescue Training
One of the most dangerous stretches of coastline in the United States, the Columbia River bar is where members of the Coast Guard train for rescues.
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| Forest Fire Lookout
Being a forest fire lookout requires a special combination of traits: patience, motivation and an ability to live in isolation.
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| Coast Guard Swimmers
The Coast Guard's most rigorous training takes place in the treacherous white waters at the mouth of the Columbia River.
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| Practicing Search and Rescue
The Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue team carries out a practice rescue on a pair of lost skiers.
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| Smoke Jumpers
For over 50 years, smoke jumpers have been the first line of attack against forest fires, parachuting in from above to battle blazes.
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| Fighting Fire with Fire
The ways that forest fires have been depicted - and dealt with - have changed since the days of Smokey the Bear.
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| Back Country Flight Safety
Aviation experts strive to reduce back country flight accidents through better education and frequent maintenance.
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| Idaho's Wild Rivers - The Salmon
The Salmon River is steeped in human history, from Native Americans to Lewis and Clark to early settlers.
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| Idaho Mountain Search and Rescue
A volunteer search and rescue team practices constructing snow shelters and building fires in winter conditions.
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| Avalanche Survival
Learn about the dangers of avalanches, particularly why they are so deadly, how to avoid risks and how to stay safe.
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| Hot Shots
Forest firefighters known as 'hot shots' have to get up close and personal with wild forest blazes.
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