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Hotshots working under an ‘unsustainable system’ - Wildfire Today
Oct 8, 2023 · The first-ever review of the interagency hotshot crew program found that hotshots have been working under an “unsustainable system” and recommended 50 changes to improve current labor...
Hotshot Hit by Tree While Battling Wildfire near Beaver, UT
Jun 25, 2024 · A hotshot working to contain the Little Twist fire near Beaver was hit by a falling tree and seriously injured. Daniel Burns is in his first year with the Bonnevile Hotshot crew.
New Mexico’s new wildland firefighters say they’re making steady ...
2 days ago · After their first year of existence, two New Mexico wildland firefighting teams say they’re on track to become certified Hotshots, a designation that will increase the state’s capacity to fight wildfires, and mark its first foray creating elite wildfire teams. The move follows state lawmakers’ 2023 approval of $1.3 million to the State Forestry Division […]
U.S. Hotshots AssociationNews and Events
The U.S. Hotshot Association News and Events. Our News and Events page, aka the USHA Blog, is our platform for news, events, and information, including logistics and details of our Annual Reunion/Meeting.
Two Years With Hotshots, Elite U.S. Firefighters - The New York Times
Nov 21, 2023 · Nineteen men and two women make up the Tallac Hotshots, hailing from across the country. Michael Frogner, 29, who runs a chain saw for the crew, used to be a door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesman...
Sole survivor of Yarnell Hill Fire acknowledges the last decade has ...
Jun 30, 2023 · Nineteen members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a firefighting team, died in 2013 battling the Yarnell Hill Fire in Arizona. One crew member survived, and it's been a hard decade for him.
Chief Mountain Hot Shots travel to LA to fight fires
12 hours ago · Josh Birdrattler, superintendent of the Chief Mountain Hot Shots, said 15 members of the crew will travel to California. They plan to be on site by Jan. 11. They plan to be on site by Jan. 11.
New Mexico’s new wildland firefighters say they’re making steady ...
2 days ago · Having Hotshot firefighters – who possess the highest level of certification – year-round in New Mexico would allow quicker and more effective responses to wildfires across the state, where blazes can erupt at any time, anywhere. ... Source NM is an independent, nonprofit news organization that shines a light on governments, policies and ...
"Hotshot" documentary shows the front lines of wildfires - Chicago Tribune
Sep 28, 2023 · One member of Justine Gude's hotshot crew battles wildfire flames in California in the documentary "Hotshot."