The Man Gulch Fire overran 16 firefighters in 1949. The firefighters were
smoke jumpers who parachuted near the fire on Aug. 6, 1949. While they were
moving to a safe location, the fire blocked their route. Three survivied, the foreman
who ignited an escape fire into which he tried to move his crew, but they wouldn't do it
and two rookies escaped the fire by being the first over the hill.
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