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A member of the Ventana Hotshots works to keep fire out of a tree canopy during backfiring operations on the Monument Fire. In the United States, a Shot Crew, officially known as an Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), is a team of 20-22 elite wildland firefighters that mainly respond to large, high-priority fires across the country and abroad. They ...
In addition to wildland firefighting operations, the crew has also responded to natural disasters including Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Ian and other search and rescue operations. [3] [13] [14] [9] The Flathead Hotshots are 1 of 7 interagency hotshot crews located in the U.S Forest Service's R1 Northern Region. [1] [15]
The Lolo Hotshots focus primarily on wildfire suppression and management. [3] [4] The crew's wildfire season typically starts in mid-April and ends in early to mid-October.. Crewmembers are expected to be in excellent physical condition and must meet the Standards for Interagency Hotshot Crew Operatio
Feb. 5—What does it take to build a Hotshot firefighting crew from the ground up? How about two of them? New Mexico officials are about to find out. The State Forestry Division, part of the ...
Making “Hotshot” has turned them into advocates. “We financed this film ourselves, trying to get people to understand. We were given a rare opportunity to be on the front lines with brave ...
From 1991 until 1998 the Flame ‘N’ Go Hotshots operated as a regional hotshot crew. In 1998 the crew achieved status as a nationally recognized Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crew. [5] In 2001, The crew switched from a prison crew to the all civilian Lone Peak Hotshots. [5] The Lone Peak Hotshots are one of only three non-federal Interagency ...
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The city of Prescott released the names of the 19 firefighters on July 1. [22] The only survivor from the 20-man crew was 21-year-old Brendan McDonough. [23] He had been serving as a lookout when the fire threatened to overtake his position. McDonough contacted the Granite Mountain Hotshots' team by radio to let them know of his situation.