The Hotshot Wake Up
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Fmr Hotshot Overhead/Crew Supervisor. Call it like it is. Subscribing to the Newsletter/Podcast supports firefighter donations and content👇
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Article out: 🙏 Helping A Hotshot Who Sustained A Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury From A Tree Strike In California. Donation link in article and below.  📖: thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/helping-a-ho…
Helping A Hotshot Who Sustained A Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury From A Tree Strike In California. , by @HotshotWake open.substack.com/pub/thehotshot…
The Dragon Bravo Fire is very active today with Fire activity once again visible from 80+ miles away. Crews planned on conducting firing operations today off Forest Road 610 to build a more robust containment line in anticipation of drier conditions. I covered this operation on…
New Episode Out, On Today’s Show: 🔗👇 * The Guidance for implementing the Incident Response Premium Pay (IRPP) seems to differ from the intended execution of the law. * “The 36-hour problem” is causing confusion on how this IRPP is being paid out for Initial Attack resources.…

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The Monroe Canyon Fire in Utah was last mapped at 9,544 acres and has been updated to 3% contained. Crews are working to connect fireline to dozer line in the Hunts Lake area and continue to prep structures with sprinklers. Firefighters are also utilizing areas in the Fishlake…

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🚨New Article Out: Attempted Murder?! Brake Lines Cut On A Wildfire Truck In Alaska. Basically every line and wire was cut under their Support truck while they slept in a camp ground and assigned to a wildfire. 📖: thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/p/attempted-mu…
