Fire in Mann Gulch
Brief Synopsis
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On August 5, 1949, sixteen smokejumpers parachuted into Mann Gulch, Montana, to try to contain a forest fire. A chance combination of heat, wind and atmosphere conditions resulted in a "blow-up," a lethal fireball that killed all but three of them. Using reenactments, computer models and eyewitness
Cast & Crew
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David Sooter
Andrew Stramel
Stanley Anderson
Narrator
Mark Fry
Craig Graim
Vance Cannedy
Film Details
Also Known As
Escape! (08/14/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
On August 5, 1949, sixteen smokejumpers parachuted into Mann Gulch, Montana, to try to contain a forest fire. A chance combination of heat, wind and atmosphere conditions resulted in a "blow-up," a lethal fireball that killed all but three of them. Using reenactments, computer models and eyewitness reports by survivors, the program recounts the event of that fateful day and how the tragedy at Mann Gulch changed forest fire-fighting methods forever.
Crew
Norberto Aguilar
Production Assistant
Rick Baker
Associate Producer
Clement Barclay
Editor
Elise Barrer
Production Assistant
Michelette Barrere
Assistant
Morgan Bateman
Camera
Morgan Bateman
Coproducer
George Buston
Coproducer
Peter Davison
Music
Paul Desatoff
Director Of Photography
Beth Dietrich-segarra
Producer
Tim Evans
Producer
Ayanna Floyd-ohl
Graphics
Thomas Fuchs
Consultant
Charlotte Grau
Colorist
Ilona Grina
Other
Chuck Heron
On-Line Editor
Mark Krewatch
Researcher
Yun Lingner
Producer
Charlie Maday
Executive Producer
Matthew Mcclure
Other
Steve Michel
Sound
Steve Michel
Sound Editing
Scott Reynolds
On-Line Editor
Anne Marie Roberts
Art Director
Bram Roos
Executive Producer
Elizabeth Saveri
Researcher
Steve Schwaer
Gaffer
Todd R Smith
Graphics
Valeri Smith
Post-Production Coordinator
Ben Thomas
Sound
Ben Thomas
Sound Editing
Mary Wright
Post-Production Coordinator
Dean Yamada
Assistant Editor
Film Details
Also Known As
Escape! (08/14/00)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
