For The  Atlantic

For The Atlantic

 David Quammen for The Atlantic

David Quammen for The Atlantic

 David Quammen for  The Atlantic

David Quammen for The Atlantic

 Smokejumper Jackson Spooner photographed for  BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Jackson Spooner photographed for BuzzFeed News

 Smokejumper Jackson Spooner holding a 3D printed model of his pelvis fracture - photographed for  BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Jackson Spooner holding a 3D printed model of his pelvis fracture - photographed for BuzzFeed News

 Smokejumper Tyson Lucier with his dog - photographed for  BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Tyson Lucier with his dog - photographed for BuzzFeed News

 Smokejumper Tyson Lucier holding his hat he used to cover his face with after he was injured due to his hard-fall - photographed for  BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Tyson Lucier holding his hat he used to cover his face with after he was injured due to his hard-fall - photographed for BuzzFeed News

 Inside of the aircraft hangar where planes are stored at the Smokejumper base in Missoula, Montana - photographed for  BuzzFeed News

Inside of the aircraft hangar where planes are stored at the Smokejumper base in Missoula, Montana - photographed for BuzzFeed News

 Inside of the Missoula Smokejumper base, the “ready room” is where smokejumpers get ready before they leave for the aircraft - photographed for  BuzzFeed News

Inside of the Missoula Smokejumper base, the “ready room” is where smokejumpers get ready before they leave for the aircraft - photographed for BuzzFeed News

 For The  Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 For  The Atlantic
 David Quammen for The Atlantic
 David Quammen for  The Atlantic
 Smokejumper Jackson Spooner photographed for  BuzzFeed News
 Smokejumper Jackson Spooner holding a 3D printed model of his pelvis fracture - photographed for  BuzzFeed News
 Smokejumper Tyson Lucier with his dog - photographed for  BuzzFeed News
 Smokejumper Tyson Lucier holding his hat he used to cover his face with after he was injured due to his hard-fall - photographed for  BuzzFeed News
 Inside of the aircraft hangar where planes are stored at the Smokejumper base in Missoula, Montana - photographed for  BuzzFeed News
 Inside of the Missoula Smokejumper base, the “ready room” is where smokejumpers get ready before they leave for the aircraft - photographed for  BuzzFeed News
 For  The New Yorker
 For  The New Yorker
 For  The New Yorker
 For  The New Yorker
 For  The New Yorker

For The Atlantic

David Quammen for The Atlantic

David Quammen for The Atlantic

Smokejumper Jackson Spooner photographed for BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Jackson Spooner holding a 3D printed model of his pelvis fracture - photographed for BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Tyson Lucier with his dog - photographed for BuzzFeed News

Smokejumper Tyson Lucier holding his hat he used to cover his face with after he was injured due to his hard-fall - photographed for BuzzFeed News

Inside of the aircraft hangar where planes are stored at the Smokejumper base in Missoula, Montana - photographed for BuzzFeed News

Inside of the Missoula Smokejumper base, the “ready room” is where smokejumpers get ready before they leave for the aircraft - photographed for BuzzFeed News

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