Bill Moody talks about being involved in the smokejumper program from 1957 until the date of the interview in 1984. He describes his roles at two different smokejumping bases both as a smokejumper and as an administrator. Moody talks about working as a smokejumper trainer and squad leader at La Grande Oregon from 1957 to 1965 before transferring to the North Cascades Smokejumper Base in Winthrop Washington where he became base manager in 1972. He also discusses his experiences travelling to Canada in 1974 and the Soviet Union in 1976 to learn about their smokejumping programs and collaborate.