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JB Poet
After working almost 20 summers for the US Forest Service, Bob became an Aerial Observer on the Willamette NF near the middle of the Oregon Cascades. He rode in a small plane with a pilot and flew ...view moreAfter working almost 20 summers for the US Forest Service, Bob became an Aerial Observer on the Willamette NF near the middle of the Oregon Cascades. He rode in a small plane with a pilot and flew a prescribed route over the forest looking for smokes.
His oldest son, John, joined him as an Aerial Observer in 1987. Two years later John, who worked year around for the USFS, became the Lead Observer. Bob was transferred to Eugene to be a radio dispatcher during the summer months.
Bob retired after 28 years of teaching and from dispatching at the end of the 1997 season. At that time he began a wonderful period of about six years raising two little boys, unrelated to him. Squeek and Boca were with Papa 24/7.view less
Books by JB Poet
Looking for Smoke: Adventures of an Aerial Observer: Adventures of an Aerial Observer