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Video answers: ‘Smokejumpers of California’

Here are the answers to last Friday’s video, enjoy!

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. The best part is jumping out of the plane.
  2. There’s between one minute and thirty seconds and two minutes from when the parachute opens to touching down.
  3. They have a kind of family relationship where they help each other prepare for their flights and be successful.
  4. It’s thrown to them from the plane once a drop zone is set up.
  5. They have two sleeping bags, two tools and food for three days in the fire boxes.
  6. They also get another saw box with two chainsaws and a fuel cell in it.
  7. To stop a fire spreading they cut away all of the material in an area that could burn, creating a gap that the fire cannot pass.

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Video: ‘Smokejumpers of California’

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This week’s video reports on the world of smokejumpers, who are they and what do they do? Watch the video to find out.

Try to answer the following questions about the video and come back on Monday for the answers.

Suggested ICAO level for video: 5+

  1. What’s the best part of being a smokejumper for Ben?
  2. How much quiet time is there between the parachute opening and touching down?
  3. What kind of relationship does the team of smokejumpers have?
  4. How do the crews receive their equipment?
  5. What’s in the fire boxes?
  6. What other box do they receive?
  7. How do they try to stop a fire spreading?

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Have a great weekend!

Smokejumpers: Into fire with California’s elite firefighters – BBC News

Subscribe to BBC News www.youtube.com/bbcnews The BBC spends a day with California’s “smokejumpers”, the elite firefighters who parachute into the wilderness to get forest fires under control. Produced by the BBC’s Jack Garland.