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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.
[2] [3] From 1966, until 1982, the crew was based out of the Big Creek Ranger Station located 27 miles north of Columbia Falls, MT. [4] In 1982, the crew was relocated to the Glacier View Ranger Station. In 1993, the Flathead Hotshots were again relocated, this time to the Hungry Horse Ranger Station where they remain to this day. [3]
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 ...
After reaching 100% containment — which can take months, depending on the weather conditions, the fire’s size and the area’s topography — crews work toward declaring the fire controlled.
Rick Kogan: The new documentary ‘Hotshot’ takes viewers to the frightening front lines of wildfires Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune September 28, 2023 at 2:30 AM
On June 30, wildland firefighters with the Prescott Fire Department's interagency Granite Mountain Hotshots were overrun and killed by the fire. [17] Initial reports indicated that one of the firefighters was not a member of the hotshot crew (IHC), but Prescott Fire Chief Dan Fraijo later confirmed that all 19 were Granite Mountain Hotshots. [18]
The Chilao Hotshot Crew, two Los Angeles County crews, and several tankers (engines) were working a large slop-over near Contract Point. At 12:00 the Dalton Hotshot Crew on-scene at Contract Point and were assigned by Division Boss William Westmoreland to build direct handline south from the Chilao crew along this east flank of the fire.