hotshot
In the United States, an Interagency hotshot crew (IHC), or simply hotshot crew, is an elite handcrew consisting of 20-22 wildland firefighters, with specific qualifications to provide leadership for initial-attack and extended-attack on wildland fires across the nation.
They often respond to the large, most high-priority fires and are trained/equipped to work in remote areas for extended periods of time with little logistical support, as they are assigned to work the most challenging parts of the fire. Interagency hotshot crews are the most highly trained, skilled, and experienced type of handcrews, as they consist of the most elite wildland firefighters in the country. In the United States, hotshot crews are organized by agencies such as the United States Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and state/county agencies. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho coordinates hotshot crews on the national level.
IHC history comes from Southern California in the late 1940s on the Angeles National Forest. The best teams of wildland firefighters earned the name "hotshots", having been assigned to the hottest parts of the fire. In American English, the term also denotes "a person who is conspicuously talented or successful".
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They often respond to the large, most high-priority fires and are trained/equipped to work in remote areas for extended periods of time with little logistical support, as they are assigned to work the most challenging parts of the fire. Interagency hotshot crews are the most highly trained, skilled, and experienced type of handcrews, as they consist of the most elite wildland firefighters in the country. In the United States, hotshot crews are organized by agencies such as the United States Forest Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Land Management, and state/county agencies. The National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho coordinates hotshot crews on the national level.
IHC history comes from Southern California in the late 1940s on the Angeles National Forest. The best teams of wildland firefighters earned the name "hotshots", having been assigned to the hottest parts of the fire. In American English, the term also denotes "a person who is conspicuously talented or successful".
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