The Hotshot Wake Up
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A podcast and newsletter by firefighters about wildfire and the world. Crew Supervisor and Ex Hotshot overhead.
Call it like it is.
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Episodes
The newest 20 of 214 episodes
- What’s Passed, What’s Pending, What’s Been Defeated? A Current Look At Wildfire Legislation With Founder Of Megafire Action Matt Weiner. · 1 h 17 minOn today’s show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ If anyone knows how to navigate the political soup to pass wildfire legislation, it’s Matt…
- Wildfire Tech Meets Wildfire Operators: The Wildfire Technology Summit With Chief Mark Niemeyer. The Summit takes place next week in Salt Lake City. · 1 h 1 minOn Today’s Show: To Subscribe and Support https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Wildfire Technology Summit takes place next week in Salt Lake City, Utah, where wildfire…
- A Conversation With Former Hotshot Superintendent, And Chair Of The Alliance Of Retired Forest Service Fire Leaders, Dan Kleinman. Dan has 40 years of wildfire experience and leadership. · 1 h 7 minOn today’s show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ A few weeks ago, a letter went out to wildfire agency heads from the Alliance of Retired Forest…
- A Wildfire Season Debrief: Director Of The United States Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy. A straight forward conversation about this season and what’s to come. · 1 h 0 minOn Today’s Show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Director of the Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy, started in his inaugural…
- “The System Is Broken.” Frustrations Inside The Forest Service Boil Over As Fire Supervisors Express Fundamental Concerns. All while fire entrapments hit a 20 year record this season. · 41 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Frustrations have boiled over within the Forest Service as fire supervisors voice concerns about…
- The Politicization Of Wildfire: A Rant. Just Four Wildfires Have Cost Nearly $500M. Wildfire Fatality On The Hawk Fire In Nevada. UTV Rollover Ejection. · 51 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • Putting out wildfires is hard enough, but the constant tit for tat political grandstanding is…
- Congress Holds A Bipartisan Meeting On Wildfires Across The West. What Happens In Those Meetings, Is Progress Being Made, Will We Have Wildfire Amnesia Again? A conversation with Senator Tim Sheehy. · 31 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ I sat down with Montana Senator Tim Sheehy to discuss the current wildfire situation across the…
- USWFS Director, Chief Brian Fennessy: Unification, Initial Attack, Safety, Workforce Culture, Landscape Resilience Work, Tech, And Misconceptions. · 58 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Today I welcome the Director of the United States Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy…
- Great Basin Goes PL5. Line Medic Saves Life Of Wildland Firefighter In Idaho. Entrapment On Coleman Creek Fire In Oregon. Dozer Burnover In WA, Dozer Rollover In CA. · 58 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • The Great Basin moves to a PL5, and the Widemouth 2 Fire nears 100K acres. Full National…
- Environmental Lawsuits Halted 10s Of Thousands Of Acres Of Fuels Projects In Oregon, That Are Now Burning. Lyons Fire Burnover Report. Timelines Released For Knowles Fire Entrapment. · 1 h 4 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • Full report released for the Lyons Ferry Fire burnover. Comprehensive report details…
- The Eyes In The Sky Above Wildfires: Air Attack And Helicopter Coordinators, What They Do, And How To Become One. A conversation with Jon Freeman and Matt Lynde. · 1 h 14 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: 👇https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Today, Jon Freeman (USWFS) and Matt Lynde (USFS) join the show to discuss everything about…
- Ontario Armageddon, Minnesota Mayhem, And The American West Continues To Burn: Wildfire Smoke Headed East, As 3 Fires Cross International Borders. · 47 minOn Today’s Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • Three wildfires have crossed the international border of Canada and Minnesota, and hundreds…
- New Fires In PNW And California As Southern California Moves To A PL3. Tremendous Progress On Fires In Colorado, Utah, And Southwest. · 57 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • New wildfires are popping up in the Pacific Northwest and California. Southern California…
- Full Operational Update For Wildfires Across The West: Colorado Still Very Active And Under Red Flags, Progress Being Made In The Southwest And Utah. · 47 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • A full operational update of all fires across the nation. • Colorado fires expect extreme…
- Colorado Declares A State Of Emergency: Nation Moves To A Preparedness Level 4. Full Update On National Wildfires And Agency Updates On The Knowles Fire Burnover. · 48 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • Colorado has declared a State of Emergency due to the wildfires actively burning across the…
- Today, The Forest Service And USWFS Announce New Steps To Reduce Hazardous Exposure To Wildland Firefighters. Decontamination, Smoke Mitigation, Mask Use, And Mop-up Exposure. · 51 minOn Today’s Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, along with the Department of the Interior…
- Nation Moves To A PL3: Human Remains Found After Washington Wildfire. Incendiary Devices Found At Wildfire In Colorado. Wildfire Helicopter Fire During Bucket Drops. · 49 minOn Today’s Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Hotshot Wake Up is 100% supported by the readers and listeners. Thank you. • The National…
- Forest Service To Offer Early Resignation Incentives With Ongoing Reorganization. Fire Engine Crash Leads To Multiple Civilian Fatalities. Firefighters Injured By Exploding Slash Pile. · 43 minOn Today’s Show: 100% listener and reader supported. To Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • Full operational update. New fires in Colorado, Utah, California, and…
- The Wildfire Contracting World: Starting A Company, The Issues, Policy Changes, The Stereotypes, And More. A conversation with one of the most dialed in operators, Derrick Holdstock. · 1 h 10 minOn Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: 👉https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Today, I talk to Derrick Holdstock, owner and operator of Western Fire Resources. Derrick has…
- The Sandy Fire Is An Early Season Wake Up For California. It's Time To Take Fuel Mitigation Seriously. Seven Cabins Fire In New Mexico Now 16,000 Acres. · 49 minOn Today’s Show: To Support and Subscribe 👉https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ • The Sandy Fire in California is an early season wake up for the State. Urban interface fires…
