Higgins Ridge
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- čas přidán 29. 01. 2023
- On Aug. 4, 1961, the U.S. Forest Service
sent 20 of its most elite firefighters -
smoke jumpers - to parachute into the
Idaho wilderness to put out a wildfire
burning on a mountain ridge. What
looked like a routine fire from the air
became a different story on the ground,
as wind fueled the blaze into a blow up.
The smoke jumpers, many in their first
season on the job, pivoted from battling
the fire to fighting for their lives as
the fire surrounded them. While they
instinctively wanted to run to safety, they
remembered the fate of 13 fire fighters
who unsuccessfully tried to out run a
fire in Montana’s Mann Gulch 12 years
earlier. With that tragedy in mind, the
1961 smoke jumpers decided to shelter
in place. Skilled back country pilot Rod
Snider set out to find them in a Bell
helicopter, but flying conditions were
treacherous due to the wind, and visibility
was poor due to the smoke. Now in his
90s, Snider revisits the unimaginable saga
seared into his memory, revealing a story
about bravery and brotherhood. - Zábava
This is my brother. I was and am so proud of him. He really went up and above the call of duty to save these 22 jumpers. He has always been a very brave and caring person. Good going bro!!!
Yes Ma'am that's a Hero.
How cool...A good man is your brother, ma'am. 🎉🎉🎉
such a heart warming tale beyond words - i know the selflessness people will go to, with anyone who is suffering or in trouble no one can look the other way, you have to help no matter what, its what makes us human
i have saved two lives in my time, an elderly lady collapsed outside her front door and i called for help while on my way to school, and a girl who was not in a good way when my friend and i came across her, a younger sister screaming her head off to raise the alarm, i was around 15 years of age, i'm no hero, but it is a sense of duty to do what's right
Celebrate every year, his life of courage. For in todays world, it is so lacking with the; me first generation.
I dont know why I was put on this planet. I have failed so many times. But not in fear. Just life.
God saved each and everyone of these men . Such brave men to jump into fires to try and put them out they never gave up and put their trust in the Lord. Thank you Mr. Schneider and God sent what a brave soul God bless you.
The pilot deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom for what he did that day. Saving so many brave men by risking your own life repeatedly is the most heroic thing you can do.
That pilot really deserves to be recognized for what he did that day. Also, props to those Smokejumpers you guys have guts of steel to do that.
These men are veterans of a different kind of war. They all deserve serious recognition. I too am an old Vietnam vet and I know the feeling of despair and hopelessness until you hear the choppers coming. I salute you brave warriors. Greetings from Alaska.
Thank you for your service Sir.
@@nicke1903 Thank you Nick, for allowing me the honor of serving for you and yours!
Thank You For Your Service Sir
@@tracymesser296 It was an honor to serve for YOU! Kind thanks.
“Veteran of a different kind of war” is the most powerful statement I’ve ever heard on this topic ❤
Thank you Breanna for bringing this story to the screen. My dad was a smokejumper in this fire and I am humbled by what these men endured. So proud of my dad!
Incredible story with a happy ending. This pilot deserves all the credits in the world. So much courage and self-denial to save the smokejumpers. And, of course, total respect to all smokejumpers for their hard work and commitment to their profession and community.
Hat’s off to the pilot and the fire crew
What a great example of heroism but what may be lost to some is the humility these firefighters and pilots exhibit. Thats true professionalism.
This should be standard viewing for any new fire fighting recruits. The Arizona Yarnell Hill fire in 2013 was very similar, though very tragic too. This was a great documentary and it’s good to see the pilot getting the respect and recognition he deserves too.
Edit: typo
7yr wildland firefighter.
Love what I do tremendously, seeing these OG's of the interface in action is really something to see.
Always and forever Rip to my fellow Men and Women of the fire community who make the ultimate sacrifice. ❤
Calm down dude its just a job
Wildland firefighters are a different breed of people... I used to be a firefighter and we would get out on woods fires from time to time, in our district and mutual aide but our priority is the ungodly mess of Urban Interface....and let me tell ya, these ppl building these homes and apartments will stick one anywhere....damn narrow mountain roads, backing in those roads with a engine or pumper tanker (tender,) to do structure protection can't see shit, smokey.... it's a good way to burn apparatus if things go south. Now the biggest fire I ever was on was in Black Mountain NC, that was the craziest fire behavior I've seen, Pines just blowing right up the crowns of the tree and sounding like a Fn train....and that was NOTHING compared to what happens out West but for the WNC area it was bad....Stay safe brother.
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Should do a documentary on the 1910 wild fires. Montana and Idaho
😭that pilot and all those men deserve a medals, teamwork so inspirational!
That is amazing! I can imagine those kids thinking, ‘Dang! Gramps is a bada$$!!!’
What an incredible story!!! I absolutely love that it is completely told by the courageous and magnificant men that were there. We have men like these to thank for what wildfire fighting is today - These are the pioneers that learned the hard way, so that others could learn from them. Every single one of these men are heroes. Every one of them.
My Dad was a Missoula smokejumper around this same time. Thank you for bringing this event to everyone's attention. Amazing and important.
Just watched the Mann Gulch story , after that tragedy this was such a heart warming story , such selfless bravery in service of his fellow fire jumpers . A true American Hero , god bless him .
Great story. Anyone that questions why
fires are so hard to fight and contain should watch this.
This is a great tribute to the bravery and teamwork of firefighters everywhere. These guys are all heros. Great story of great people and great video production.
Loved seeing this! My dad was smokejumper in the 50s and 60’s I have so much respect for them.
beautiful story and Amazing doco huge respect to these guy i Salute
Truly the greatest generation. These men were willing to go above and beyond for what they believe in.
Truth
this is really a great documentary. If a movie has already been made about it I haven't heard, so now I have to look. ❤
Man.. two things I love... heros.. and helicopters! What a great story
WOW!!!!! THAT WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. SOME WONDERFUL MEN RIGHT THERE.
Thank you for sharing this.
Amazing, and done without the resorces we have today.. just amazing what good men can do if they want to
just imagine being one of the first smoke jumpers
"hey who wants to jump out of a perfectly good airplane with basically hopes and dreams and fabric keeping you aloft to jump into a literal blaze to fight it"
What an incredible bunch of men. Heroes! Bless the pilots heart for rescuing these men with the odds stacked against him. Bless them all. ❤️
Great movie. It takes the public behind the news reports. Puts an important human dimension to it. I was not a jumper but worked in wildland fire for over 30 years but I was still a kid in the 60's.
WHAT AN INCREDIBLE STORY OF INCREDIBLE MEN! Thank you for sharing!
That was a great story. Thanks to Montana PBS for putting this out there.
Wildland firefighters are a different breed, Hotshots, Smoke Jumpers even more so...I was a firefighter in a town and I've been out on some long jobs in the woods that honestly, was hard work, sketchy AF at times and these jobs was pussycats compared to what this gentleman and others like him get out on.....fn hero's in my book.
Amazing heroic story! Very well made. Thank you all for your service ❤
that was amazing, bravery at its finest.
Prayer's of gratitude too these unsung hero's. A very rare breed! Your sacrifices helped inspire future trainning of those behind you. Thank you. And thanks to PBS archives and youtube.
Excellent. Beautiful story with a perfect ending. Watch this story. Not to be missed
I have read two books and seen various videos about the Mann Gulch Fire, but this is the first time I've heard of this fire fight. So glad it turned out well. Inspiring moment in history.
Thank you for your service You all are the true heroes
Amazing. All of the family members present at the reunion and elsewhere are testimony to the courage of all those men. Having fought wildland fires, I can testify to what a fierce beast fire is.
Wow what an amazing story of bravery and selflessness thanks Red Legs and Thanks Rod Snider. I’ve driven past the smoke jumper base in Cave Junction Oregon many times
These men were at one point more badass than I'll ever be!
Wow-thank you for capturing such an amazing glimpse into this event. These are the virtues that bind us as humans.
What a wonderful story - Such a hero. Thank you for your bravery and sense of duty. You are extraordinary.
This is really incredible...thanks for getting a record of and sharing such a story.
Amazing men of service...
Brave beyond measure...
"Courage under fire"...
🇿🇦
amazing story of truly heroic actions of professional mankind duty, upheld by self and to others. Generations to follow should aspire to be as such.
These are the days when real men existed! MEN with honor and integrity! The world these days could damn sure use men of this caliber, damn few left.
That is some hard-core badassery there.
Bless these brave men 🙏🏽 they lived to tell there stories and share it with those who are not to familiar with the higgings ridge fire.
It has to be said that Ranger Magnuson was also a very brave man.
You and your story are so valuable to this community!
Truly amazing story of bravery and courage.
Best story imaginable
Phenomenal presentation of these incredible men.
A fantastic story and well produced. Thank you.
The Bell 47 (Red Legs) is a great helicopter and its lifting ability is Determined by its engine. I think Red legs had a Franklin engine but not the most powerful that eventually came in the 47. Hillcrest Aircraft furnished the Helicopter for the modern video. I worked for them on a fire crew in 2017. They are good people.
Brave Men, Excellent doc, an Amazing Story, just and simply BRAVO!!!!
Amazing story.. just wonderful!
Wow! Amazing folks doing amazing things!
What a wholesome story.
Wow.. what an awesome story.
Awesome story and the best part is it’s TRUE
Thank you so much for telling their story!
Incredible story!
Outstanding. Thank you for the video. Some were a little shy about it ... but I know there were prayers said. God is loving ALL the time. ALL the time God is loving. This time it meant they got out. Other times its hard to see why things happened like they did. But He always knows what he's doing. And .. His way is not the easy way. ... but its the Only way for positive eternal outcome.
Amazing story!
What an incredible story!!
Interviewer asks Rob. Why'd you do it. Answer cause it had to be done. That is such a powerful answer. Rob had balls of steel and his Bell helicopter withstood the beating that day carrying all that weight.
"There wasn't any question I was going back..."
amazing video - wonderful people!
Great story! Great men!
We couldn't agree more!
I just love finding these awesome documentaries pop up in my feed. A story of true heroes and a level bravery that has seemed to have disappeared in these times. 🙏🏼
That was cool , true selfless act
Wow! What men cam before us.
Thank you....wonderful story and well done documentary. )
Absolutey Love this... Semper Fidelis.
heros, every one of them.
Awesome, well done !
Wow! Amazing story!
Wow thanks
Those old Bell helicopters were workhorses! They would hover with one skid on a rock and let people off. Those old radios were carried in a bag and weighed a lot. That's why they didn't have a radio. Now probably every jumper carries one. Sounds like the fire was blowing up during the "burning period", during the hottest part of the day. Not the best time to fight fire! Another thing, today they fight fire from safety zones and escape routes to those SZs. A safety zone can be a burned area, so it is a practice to burn out your line as you progress around the edge. Great documentary PBS.
Heroes amongst the Brave. Great story
This reminds me of the end scene in the 1989 film Always.
Thanks too, to fire boss on previous fire, who took time to build helispot.
Brings a whole new meaning to get to the Choppa
Heroes all🙏🏻👏👍🤙❤️❤️❤️❤️🇺🇸
these kinds of men helped saved korea.
Yeah MONTANA!! WOOHOOO!
God bless them all. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸
We , A certain breed of men going against all odds with Mother Nature forces.
Heroes ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
48:30 thats a Bell for ya.........
Life is a battle between good and evil, light vs darkness!! Every human being is in a war for life and purpose. So many are suffering and dying every day. Many are abused, rejected, and come into this world with a hurricane against them!! To make through this life you need to be courageous and bravely face the challenges of life!! For all those who feel your not important, don’t let the destroyer of darkness deceive you, every human being is important in Gods eyes!! Acts 2:38
Cried like a baby those are real men the word is so soft now
Facts
what was or is it in our culture or about our society of such brave fir fighting men (?) that it took all of 60 years to come together and say thank you, grateful.... Stoic ?
How many watch out situations can you have in a single incident.
All 18?
Hindsight is now 20/20. We should have let it burn.
Into the black.
Wag's gopher matches..
Band of brothers all…
Longtime former HS Supt. Thank you for posting about this mostly unknown wildfire. And thank you Lisa for giving credit to Our Lord and Savior for allowing that former SJ and helicopter pilot for saving their lives. Ignore the ignorant naysayers. Praise the Lord!
Let’s put the men above the fire..