DescriptionBottom of Mann Gulch 5.1.13 (8902734505).jpg
On August 5,1949 about 6:00 PM, fifteen USDA Forest Service Smokejumpers and a Helena National Forest fire guard were entrapped by a wildfire in Mann Gulch that was caused by lightning struck treesoe. (map). Ten jumpers and the forest guard perished that evening, two jumpers died later from burn injuries and three jumpers survived. An archived brochure from Helena National Forest is available here for more information. Photo courtesy Flickr user OldManTravels
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