The Hotshot Wake Up

On this week's show: Full Operational Update of Current Fires. Cooks Peak, Hermits Peak, Tunnel, Crooks, Nebraska, and Colorado fires. New Executive Order a Missed Opportunity. We talk about what the EO is and how it missed on a few levels. Canada Retention Issues. Canada’s fire unions pleading with policy makers for help. Policy makers turn a blind eye. The Scooper Fleet. Canada has dedicated cas...

Weekly Wildfire Update: This week we cover… Full Operational Update: Tunnel Fire, Cooks Peak Fire, Crooks Fire, and more. PL4 in Region 3, earlier than expected. The Forest Service Chief Sends a Letter. Thoughts and Reactions. Amazon Delivery Drones Cause Wildfire. Research Drone causes Colorado wildfire, and Drone mania in the fire world. Bozeman Dispatch Center Closes. What caused it and Dispatc...

On this episode I cover a subject that we all know about, but many may not understand how to mitigate it. Why do so many wildland firefighters go broke before the next fire season? I offer multiple solutions that can easily be implemented to help you get out of this vicious cycle. THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - We are 100% listener supported through our Substack. Subscribe Monthly to...

On this week’s Podcast we cover : McBride Fire Fatalities and operational update. The Forest Service’s Hermits Peak Fire Apology Tour and operational update. Caterer Crisis, Caterers reach out to me. Fire Mitigation In California is Broken. Forest Service Resignation Goes Viral. Great read and a wake up call to fire Officials. PG&E got off easy, but can this problem be solved? Line Medics VS H...

This weeks episode covers breaking news : Judges Panel Reinstates Employee Mandate Forest Service Admits Losing 40% of Workforce in Two Years in Concretional Testimony Mental Patient Released After Starting Wildfire in Colorado, Charges Dropped McClintock Speaks Again Plus More THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - If you enjoy the podcast, articles, and Instagram content please consider subscribing to our Substa...

This week we cover : A Full Operational Weekly Wildfire Update Tennessee and Texas on fire Wildfire in India Causes Tigers to Eat People Boulder Colorado Burns "New" Firefighter Registry to Track Firefighter Health PBS Pushes Prescribed Burning Land Owners with Guns During IA And More! THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - If you enjoy the podcast, articles, and Instagram content please consider subscribing to ou...

This week we talk about: Preseason trends Washington State DNR Commissioner’s aerial build up and IA policy Caldor fire debrief and hypocrisy Idaho gets Hazard Pay Drones take over Plus more THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP - If you enjoy the podcast, articles, and Instagram content please consider subscribing to our Substack. Paid Subscriptions go towards firefighter Go Fund Me’s. https://thehotshotwakeup.sub...

This week we talk about the fires in Texas. Multiple fires have broke out in the last few days. An engine was burned over on Tuesday of this week and two crewmembers are in the hospital with serious injuries. We cover the firefighter cadre that went to DC to talk working conditions and pay. Smokejumpers sat with the Labor Secretary and discussed Tim’s Act. We cover how it was received. We discuss...

Weekly Wildfire Update : Very Strange Happenings at the Heli-Expo, Sleeping in Bomb Craters, Wildfire Devastates Endangered Red Wolf Habitat, and more. Crazy discoveries have come out of the Heli Expo this week. Crews Sleeping in bomb craters, North Carolina wildfire runs through the only wild Red Wolf Habitat, and updates on everything wildfire. Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards firefight...

Weekly Wildfire Update : This week we cover The Tom McClintock Drama, South Korean Fire Burns Near Nuclear Plant, The Forest Service is Confused About Masks, and more! Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards helping firefighters in need. https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/

We talk about the new United Nations Wildfire Standards : What’s in it and what does it mean for all of us? Is it a policy we want? Argentina’s Fire Bust: How big and why it’s happening. Also hiring, pre season workouts, and more. Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards helping firefighters in need. https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/

This week we cover Colorado’s mass resignation, Pre season hiring and training, building a plan, Tim’s Act progress, and more. Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards helping firefighters in need. https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/

Your weekly wildfire update. We talk everything from spring hiring, Big Sur fire, prescribed fire blowout in Texas, mandate rulings, and Type 1 and 2 teams combining. Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards helping fire fighters in need. https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/