Fred Rohrback interview, 1984 July 21.

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Fred Rohrback interview, 1984 July 21.

Rohrback jumped for the Forest Service and BLM. He compares the bases across the West and in Alaska, describes fire jump procedure, and tells of some accidents.

1 sound cassette (60 min.) : analog + 1 transcript + 1 tape counter index.

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Rohrback, Fred

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Smokejumper. From the description of Fred Rohrback interview, 1984 July 21. (University of Montana, Mansfield Library). WorldCat record id: 70970578 ...