Redding Smokejumper Reaches Rare Milestone
Incident: Meadows Wildfire
Released: 9/19/2008
Release No. FS-091808-01 September 18, 2008, 8:00 a.m.
Redding Smokejumper Reaches Rare Milestone
Redding smokejumper Tim Quigley made history when he completed his 600th jump yesterday morning, September 17, 2008 on the Meadows Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Shasta County, California.
According to Don Sands, the United States Forest Service (USFS) Region 5 Smokejumper Program Manager, Tim is only the sixth USFS jumper to have completed 600 fire and training-related jumps since smokejumping began in 1940. He has jumped on over 250 fires in this Region.
51-year-old Tim Quigley began his career as a rookie smokejumper in June of 1979. Prior to smokejumping, Tim worked for the Plumas National Forest and the California Department of Forestry. Tim has many achievements to his credit, including being one of the only two Redding smokejumpers to have over 500 jumps. Additionally, Tim was involved in the evaluation testing for the FS-14 Parachute and is currently participating in the evaluation process for an interagency smokejumper delivery system.
