title: Smokejumper: A Memoir by One of America's Most Select Airborne Firefighters
author:  Jason A. Ramos 
description: A fascinating look at the men and women who devote their lives to this service. (Esquire.com)<br /><br />[A] touching and fast-paced memoir... written with precision and perspective, sometimes with a touch of poetry. ... A fun and valuable read for anyone seeking to learn more about those who are willing to risk their lives to battle such deadly infernos. (Washington Post)<br /><br />You think your jobs hard? Jason Ramos and his colleagues parachute into the wilderness in order to save nature from going up in flames. He takes readers into the world of smokejumping, which has become more important as drought in America becomes more widespread. (MensJournal.com, aBest Books of the Month selection)<br /><br />Jason Ramoss <i>Smokejumper</i> is a rousing personal adventure story, a nutshell history of the great wildland fires, and insiders brief for making smokejumpers more relevant on todays fire line. (John N. Maclean, author of <i>Fire on the Mountain</i>)<br /><br />Jason Ramos weaves personal experiences, smokejumper history, fire science, and fire operations into a fascinating book. It is a must read for all firefighters as well as any American who lives or recreates in or near wildfire prone areas. (Larry Lufkin, son of Francis Lufkin, Smokejumper NCSB '40, '46, '48-'50, MSO '42-44)<br /><br />Nothing can ever measure up to the sound of engines roaring as you step out into the cold air, into harms way--to the smell of smoke and the endless beauty of the western mountains of America. <i>Jason Ramos brings all that alive in this book.</i> (Bill Furman, CEO, Greenbrier Companies, Inc., Smokejumper NCSB '62-'67)<br /><br />A Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association bestseller (-)<br /><br />Compelling. ... A fast-paced, eye-opening read. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)<br /><br />Interwoven with his exciting adventures on fires throughout the west, Jason educates the reader about the art of firefighting, the smokejumper culture, and the human tragedies associated with his 26-year firefighting career. (Bill Moody, NCSB Jumper &amp; Base Manager (retired) 1957-89, currently seasonal Air Tactical Group Supervisor and Aerial Fire Suppression Consultant)<br /><br />Jason Ramos tells of nature at its most savage, of 2,000-degree heat and hurricane-force drafts, of heroic, sometimes lethal efforts to save the lives of people less prepared. Here youll meet the people who fly between Heaven and Hell. And jump. (Wayne van Zwoll, PhD, former Special Projects Editor, Intermedia Outdoors)
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  # Only Her Smokejumper Firefighter
  
  
  ## Mystical Lake Resort Romance #8
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Cami Checketts
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  # Copyright
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  _Only Her Smokejumper Firefighter: Mystical Lake Resort Romance #8_
  
  
  Copyright © 2020 by Cami Checketts
  
  
  All rights reserved.
  
  
  No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or
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  written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in
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  Editing by Daniel Coleman, Ceara Nobles and Wendy Davy
  
  
  Cover art by Novak Illustrations
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Free Book](part0003.html#2RHM0-60f3f281c7124db581c53733b8c0a2b0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Prologue](part0004.html#3Q280-60f3f281c7124db581c53733b8c0a2b0)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Chapter 1](part0