This is history that has not been told:

As a trained wildland firefighter who knew the history of smokejumpers, I have NEVER heard that the first American smokejumpers were the African American troops of the all-black 555th Parachute Infantry Battalion (the Triple Nickles) who, in Operation Firefly, fought the fires caused by Japanese balloon bombs.

#WW2 #WildlandFirefighting #BlackHistory #Smokejumpers

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/05/us/joe-harris-triple-nickle-black-paratroopers/index.html

In a time when wildland firefighting is more important than ever, the US government is failing those undertaking the work.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/us-firefighters-forest-service-labor-disputes