Smokejumpers by Mike McMillan

"Get in the door!" commands the spotter to the first two jumpers. With a slap on the back they're off to work. Mike McMillan spotfireimages.com

Murry A. Taylor has been a smokejumper since 1965. He divides his time between Alaska and northern California. Jumping Fire is his first book. Taylor's e-mail address is: murrytay@sisqtel.net• All photographs by Mike McMillan/Spotfire Images • Site by Visual Contact