Around the world, men and women rest on high alert. When a cry for help is received, they respond and are willing to give their lives to help rescue others. From raging summer forest fires to freezing mountain storms, we bring you stories about rescuers working in the worst conditions our natural world has to offer: battling fire, ice and the sea.
In this episode, fire, we travel to Idaho, heart of the American Mid West and home to an elite group of parachute firefighters called the ‘Smoke Jumpers’. As the name suggests, they jump into smoke most often coming from forest fires sparked by dry lightning storms.