HOTSHOT CREW HISTORY IN AMERICA
HOTSHOT CREW HISTORY IN AMERICA
PRODUCED BY THE NATIONAL INTERAGENCY HOTSHOT CREW STEERING COMMITTEE November 2013
BLM/ALASKA FIRE SERVICE HOTSHOTS
In 1974 the BLM established the first Alaska Hotshot crew, stationed at Kenai, in South Central Alaska. In 1976, a second Hotshot crew was formed in Kenai. The crew size was set at 16 to meet the carrying capacity of the Twin Otter. These crews were also stationed at Tanacross in Eastern Interior Alaska and at McGrath in Western Interior Alaska where the airports were large enough to support larger aircraft. In 1982 the Alaska Fire Service was established and based at Ft.Wainwright, Alaska. In 1985 the two hotshot crews (Midnight Sun and Chena) increased their numbers to twenty, to meet Type I Interagency standards. These two crews have continuously been stationed at Ft.Wainwright, a military base on the outskirts of Fairbanks. The crews are housed in old Army barracks that are approximately ? mile from the Alaska Fire Service operations building, which sits on the edge of the Ft.Wainwright airstrip.
Between 1987-2003 Chena and Midnight Sun would detail to locations primarily in Northern California and Idaho, as well as Utah and Nevada, occasionally combining crews for Lower 48 assignment. For fire seasons 1993 and 1997 the crews did not go south on Lower 48 fire assignment. In 1998 the Denali Hotshots were formed under an agreement between the Chugachmuit Native Corporation and the Alaska BLM. The Denali Hotshots would detail to various locations throughout Nevada from 1998 to 2003.
MIDNIGHT SUN
CHENA
DENALI
1985-David Lockwood
1985-88-Jon Larson
1998-Larry Nolan
1986-88-Jerry Soard
1989-Steve Bumgarner
1999-Pat O'Brien
1989-91-Dave Jandt
1990-93-Skip Theisen
2000-03-Lawrence Moses
1992-Jandt/Matier
1994-Mike Powell/Mike Theisen 2005-06-Ray Crowe
1993-97-David W. Matier 1995-Skip Theisen
2007-Steve Boatman
1998-Shane McDonald
1996-98-Mike Theisen
1999-2007 Dave Matier 1999-Mike Theisen/Shane McDonald
2008-Swisher
2000-Shane McDonald
2009-2010-Dave Matier 2001-03-Pat O'Brien
2010-present-Jake Livingston 2004-07-Jake Livingston
2008-09-Chris Marabetta
Midewin IHC History 2001-Present
The Midewin (mi-day-win) IHC was established in April of 2001 as a result of the National Fire Plan.
The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (the crew's host unit) was established in 1996 and is the first national tallgrass prairie in the country. It is administered by the U.S. Forest Service, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and with the support of hundreds of volunteers and partner agencies, businesses, and organizations. Part of the former Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Midewin remained largely closed to the public while the Army cleaned up contamination remaining from decades of TNT manufacturing and packaging. The crew is the first of its type in Region 9 of the United States Forest Service.
The first employees arrived in June of 2001 and the crew was operational by early August. The crew was temporarily based in 3 trailers at the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, IL. Due to the late start, the crew was only on two assignments in 2001, the Rex Creek Complex wildfire in Washington and the World Trade Center Relief Effort in New York City. The Midewin IHC received the Forest Service Chief's award for emergency assistance for the work performed in New York.
2002 was the crew's first full season. The crew was operational from April to the end of August. In July, the crew received its current fleet of vehicles consisting of 1 Ford extended cab pick-up and 4 Chevy crew cabs.
During the 2003-2007 seasons, the crew was operational from the beginning of March through mid September. Generally, the crew would begin its season by supporting initial attack efforts and prescribed fire east of the Mississippi river before heading out west. The crew was able to establish a reputation of being a hard working crew that spent most of its time away from the host unit.
2004 was an extremely difficult season for the Midewin IHC. On April 24th Alan Toepke was fatally injured in an off-duty traffic accident while returning from a fire assignment in Florida. The crew stood down for 2 ? months but was able to finish the season strong with several good assignments in July through September. During the stand down the majority of the crew traveled to the Superior National Forest in Minnesota to assist with initial attack and fuels management projects. At the time of the accident the crew was pursuing its certification as a fully qualified IHC. In October of 2004 the crew moved into its new facilities.
The crew was certified as a fully qualified Interagency Hotshot Crew on July 30th, 2006.
Superintendents ? Career and Detailed
Steve Little ? 07/01- 09/01 Michael Frederick ? 02/02- 06/02 Dave Martin ? 07/02- 08-02, 05/05 Lito Contreras ? 08/02- 09/02, 08/03- 12/04 Rich Stiles ? 03/03- 04/03 Russell Harris ? 04/03- 05/03, 03/05- 04/05 Gordon Admundson ? 07/03- 08/03 Bob Little ? 05/05- 05/08 Jerry Hoffman ? 03/07-09/07, 05/08-04/09 Rick Moreno ? 04/09 - Present
Assistant Superintendents ? Career and Detailed
Steve Parrish ? 07/01- 04/02 Dan Philbin ? 05/02- 05/03 Dan Anereno ? 07/07-08/07 Dale Snyder ? 08/08 Jerry Hoffman ? 06/03 ? Present
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