This year's SSH crew had its max of 22 members, but Superintendent Kelly said hiring has not been a cakewalk, "There are a lot of other entities that are sparking up with power companies and firefighters integrating with that, and a lot of our people going into the structure side of things. You know they like these nice trails to walk back and forth where we engage, hike, we PT hard and hike up to where we are going to be working and then that's when our work starts.Īs we head into the bulk of fire season, the real ongoing challenge is bulking up staffing to meet the ever-growing threat of wildfires, added Superintendent Kelly. Superintendent Kelly said the job is extremely challenging with the heat and the fatigue you go through.Īccording to Kelly, You don't typically find people that just hike straight up a hill. At 1300, the temperature was 80 F with 12 RH. Many 'Hotshot' Firefighters Who Lead Attacks Against California Wildfires Are Quitting J/ 7:07 AM / CBS Sacramento (CNN) - A swirling tornado of flames reaching 40,000 feet into.
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There are days where we are working full 16s and running the saw for 12 to 14 hours a day." Only the Brave: Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Forest Service and the Department of Interior wildland bureaus to establish minimum qualification standards for key positions in Fire and Aviation Management (FAM). The crew responded to twenty incidents in a busy ‘92 fire season including the 68,000-acre Fountain Fire in Shasta County. The Interagency Fire Program Management Standard (IFPM) is a collaborative effort between the U.S. Forest Service is running short of the most experienced and elite firefighters in the country the forestry. The 1992 season saw many growing pains as they aspired to become a well-respected crew in a region well-known for its hotshot crews. 4:14 PM PT As another wildfire season looms over California, the U.S. Lead Saw for SSH, Tommy Evers, said, "It definitely takes someone with stamina I would say is the biggest thing. The 1992 crew was supervised by the Northern California regional fire staff in Susanville.
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