Fred Rohrback interview, 1984 July 21.

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Fred Rohrback interview, 1984 July 21.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70970578

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.

University of Montana, Mansfield Library

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University of Montana, Mansfield Library

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