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Jumping Fire A Smokejumper's Memoir of Fighting Wildfire

A veteran smokejumper recounts his three decades parachuting out of planes and fighting wildfires in Alaska and the rugged West, told within the framework of one thrilling season. Murry A. Taylor


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Also by Murry Taylor

Murry Taylor's new novel, More or Less Crazy, is available on Amazon. Link below:

In More Or Less Crazy I return to the summer of 1973 to tell the story of what many of us call the T-Hangar Days. It's my first summer as an Alaska jumper.

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Too Steep and Too Rough, a novel by Murry Taylor.

"Too Steep and Too Rough speaks to the confused state of today's fire management policies and the resultant tension within the U.S Forest Service as managed fire competes with the catastrophic loss to communities and our resources. Historical perspective, forest management, climate change and community loss are all there...

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The Rhythm of Leaves, a Novel by Murry Taylor
The Rhythm of Leaves is a story of a small town in Southeastern Colorado that becomes divided over the issue of peace meetings in the local church during the invasion of Iraq. The congregation divides and then the town divides. The story examines the various issues concerning the war that eventually divided the entire nation.


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Make a Fire Jump! Experience a fire jump from a Smokejumper's helmet-cam viewpoint. Watch Video

The Movie Movie deal based on Jumping Fire crashes and burns...more

NEW: Nevermind walking the walk, can you talk the talk? Learn Smokejumper lingo with Taylor's Glossary of Smokejumper Terms.