Into the fire: Training elite smokejumpers who parachute into wildfires

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In the gleaming morning light of the Boise National Forest in Idaho, two dozen men in yellow suits gather as part of an annual ritual. Their arms are stretched to the sky.  

These highly specialized firefighters, known as "smokejumpers," are starting their annual...

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