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Smokejumper Visitor Center
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A replica 1930s lookout tower, fire photos, videos, and murals explain wildland fire ecology and behavior, fire-fighting technique, and the nation's history of smoke jumping, which began here in 1942. Today it's the largest smoke-jumper base in the nation. From Memorial Day through Labor Day the center offers five tours daily, given by guides who provide firsthand accounts of jumping into blazing forests.
- Address: 5765 W. Broadway, 6 mi west of town, next to airport, Missoula, MT, 59808 | Map It
- Phone: 406/329-4934
- Cost: Donations accepted
- Hours: Memorial Day--Labor Day, weekdays 8:30--5; Labor Day--Memorial Day by appointment; summer tours on the hr 10--11 and 2--4
- Website: www.smokejumpers.com
- Location: Missoula
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