The Hotshot Wake Up

By The Hotshot Wake Up

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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The Hotshot Wake Up episodes:

July 01, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Great Basin Ready, Nor Cal Ready, Alaska is on Fire... Remembering Granite Mountain Hotshots, Personal Opinions on the Matter, PTSD in Wildfire, Fireworks Are Not Evil...Right?
On this episode of The Weekly Wildfire Update:
Great Basin Ready, Nor Cal Ready, Alaska is on Fire... Full Operational Update.

Remembering Granite Mountain Hotshots, Personal Opinions on the Matter and what we can take away from this tragedy fire.

PTSD in Wildfire. How it’s effected me and others.

Fireworks Are Not Evil...Right? Mount Rushmore cancels another fireworks show. What I think.
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56min
June 24, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Alaska Pops Off, California Utah Join the Show, The Hermits Peak Report... What Went Wrong? Cal Fire loses 10% of Their Staff, Will the Supplemental Payments Help Retention?
On this week’s Weekly Wildfire Update:
Alaska Pops Off, California & Utah Join the Show. Teams sent to Alaska, Southwest slows down.

The Hermits Peak Report... What Went Wrong? We cover this report and give out thoughts on the findings.

Cal Fire loses 10% of Their Staff. Long hours and less staff is causing metal stress for their workforce.

Will the Supplemental Payments Help Retention? We ask firefighters if it will help.

Plus More.
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42min
June 17, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Southwest, Alaska, Cali, and More, Did Randy Moore Lie to Congress? Full Pay Update, Announcement Coming, PG&E Plead Not Guilty for the Zogg Fire Deaths... Corruption?
On this week’s Weekly Wildfire Update:
Southwest, Alaska, Cali, the Pipeline Fire. Are Crews Being held?

Did Randy Moore Lie to Congress? Full Pay Update, Announcement Coming. Chief Moore has a lot of explaining to do.

PG&E Plead Not Guilty for the Zogg Fire Deaths... Corruption? Minimal fines and not much justice.

We also Cover the Calf Canyon Communication Nightmare. Four days of zero coverage… cause issues with a medical Evac.

Plus more.
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46min
June 10, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Alaska Pops Off, Southwest Still Busy, Heat Wave Coming... Chief Moore Testifies, Promises Payments by Months End, But to Who?, Breakdown of the Hearing, Plus Much More...
On this week’s Weekly Wildfire Update:
Alaska Pops Off. Multiple new starts, Teams ordered. Southwest Still Busy with new starts.

Heat Wave Coming... Next week is expected to be a wild one.

Chief Moore Testifies. Promises payments by months end. Who gets them?

Breakdown of the Hearing. So many topics covered.

Plus Much More...
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47min
June 03, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Full Operational Update, Three Hotshots Injured on the Calf Canyon Fire, {one severely} What Happened?, New Developments on the Raises, What's Known? Plus Much More.
On this week’s Weekly Wildfire Update:
Full Operational Update. Alaska, Southwest, Colorado, California. What’s happening at NUIFC?

Three Hotshots Injured on the Calf Canyon Fire. One severely. What happened and what do we know?

New Developments on the Raises, What's Known? The NFFE speaks up, but is it hypocritical? The Bureau of Land Management delays this weeks Pay meeting but gives reasons why.

and Much More.
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43min
May 27, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Alaska Starts, Colorado Ready, Southwest Continues, Firefighter Revives Baby Elk, Hotshots Saving Horses, Huge Seed Nursery Evacuated, Mandatory GPS Tracking for Firefighters
On this week’s Weekly Wildfire Update:
Alaska Starts. Multiple new fires up North. Colorado sees more frequent IA’s. The Southwest continues to burn.

Firefighter Revives Baby Elk, Hotshots saving horses, and more animal rescue stories.

Massive Seed Nursery Evacuated. Millions of seed and seedlings moved in a frantic rush.

Mandatory GPS Tracking for Firefighters. A new poll conducted. What to policy makers want.

Plus More.
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37min
May 20, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Full Operational Update, Helicopter Manager Reported Missing Found Deceased... What We Know, New Study Shows Nearly Half U.S. Homes at Wildfire Risk... Legit? Raise Questions..
On This Weekly Wildfire Update:
Full Operational Update - We update fires in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Michigan, New Hampshire and more.

A Helicopter Manager Reported Missing Found Deceased... What we know. What we don’t know.

New Study Shows Nearly Half U.S. Homes at Wildfire Risk... Legit? We discuss this study, it’s flaws, and why it matters.

Raise Questions. I answer the questions people have had on this raise meeting and what is known and not known.

Plus More.
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39min
May 13, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Operational Update, Cali Coastal Fire , Southwest, and Canada. NPR Talks Firefighter Wages, Congress Takes Action, Tree Strikes Hotshot, I Get Blocked By the Forest Service.
This Week’s Weekly Wildfire Update:
Full Operational Update: The Cali Coastal Fire , Southwest still rips, and Canada sees increase in fire activity.

Michigan firefighter charged with wildfire arson.

NPR Talks Firefighter Wages. Marketplace does a segment about the fight for better wages.

Congress Takes Action. Letter written to the Forest Service about fast tracking wages, Portal to Portal, and more.

A tree strikes a Hotshot on the Calf Canyon fire. We talk about the incident.

I get blocked by the Forest Service Northwest. Hilarious.

Plus more.
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41min
May 06, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Full Operational Update, National Emergency Declared for New Mexico, Forest Service Chief Testifies, Huge Study on Firefighter Heart Issues, Colorado Sees Record Year Coming...
On this week’s show:
Full Operational Update. We cover everything in AZ, NM, Colorado, and Texas.

National Emergency Declared for New Mexico. President Biden declares Federal funds to New Mexico. What does this include.

Forest Service Chief Testifies. Lots of questions answered, many left alone.

Huge Study on Firefighter Heart Issues. American Heart Association finished a study on abnormal heart rhythms in firefighters.

Colorado Sees Record Year Coming. $20 Million extra funding given to combat this.

Plus More.
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38min
April 29, 2022Weekly Wildfire Update: Full Operational Update of Current Fires, New Executive Order a Missed Opportunity, Canada Retention Issues, The Scooper Fleet, Oregon Battles DC, and Congress Doesn't Get It..
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 cash to update their existing fleet.

Oregon Battles DC. Their cooperative agreement expires in 2024 and they can’t agree on the rules.

Congress Doesn't Get It. No one is taking responsibility for the issues we have.
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39min

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How many episodes does The Hotshot Wake Up have?

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