Democrats are talking about a midterm blue wave. A Montana smokejumper could help make it a reality.

If the hope among Democrats for a decisive blue wave in the 2026 midterms has a chance of coming to pass, the party would ...

Missoula smokejumper, union leader enters race for Congress

The Democratic primary race for Montana’s Western Congressional District is getting more crowded. On Monday, Missoula ...
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Bernie Sanders endorses smokejumper against GOP congressman, "He fought against Elon Musk's attacks"

Sam Forstag, a smokejumper and union leader in Montana, announced today that he’s running as a Democrat against incumbent Rep ...
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Missoula smokejumper enters Montana Congressional Race

Smokejumper and union leader Sam Forstag announced he is running for Congress in Montana’s 1st Congressional District.
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Montana's smokejumper base offers a look at firefighting's parachute corps

MISSOULA, Mont. — Fighting wildland fires is grimy, exhausting, dangerous and impressive. When smokejumpers do the work, parachuting in to wage the initial attack on fires in remote, rugged places, ...
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Why the Smokejumper is the Most Badass Belt We've Ever Seen

If you’re facing a belt-bursting all-you-can-eat spread, you could do worse than wrap your gut in Best Made’s Smokejumper belt. The woven Kevlar used in the $42 Smokejumper can hold at least 6,500 ...
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What it Takes to Be a ‘Smokejumper,’ the Elite Unit That Parachutes into Forest Fires

–DEVELOPED IN 1911 to fight wildland fires, the Pulaski single-bit ax goes wherever smokejumpers go Photo: Elaine Thompson/AP Photo. BY THE TIME Marshall Cazaly dropped into the perimeter of a howling ...