Texas Canyon Hotshots Interview

One of 14 hand crews working on the Creek Fire

 

(Creek Fire Information, YouTube)

 

Creek Fire Information

The Texas Canyon Hotshots are one of 14 hand crews working on the #CreekFire and one of three hotshot crews.

The 20-man crew, which hails from the Angeles National Forest outside of Los Angeles, has spent nearly two weeks on the fire. They were one of three hotshot crews that helped contain the fire in the area of Lake Thomas A. Edison when it was actively burning. The fire perimeter in that area has since been painted “black,” meaning it is fully contained.

See also  Millions in California Face Wildfire Prevention Power Outage

Alaska Incident Management Team public information officers Kristian Knutson and Tim Mowry caught up with the crew on Wednesday as they were pulling protective wrap off cabins around Huntington Lake.

Directed and edited by: Kristian Knutson, PIOF AKIMT

Field Assistant: Tim Mowry, PIOF AKIMT

Assistant editor: Jayme Dittmar, PIOF AKIMT

Topics

Subscribe to Our Monthly Newsletter

Stay in the loop with our wildland newsletter.

One of 14 hand crews working on the Creek Fire     Creek Fire Information The Texas Canyon Hotshots are one of 14 hand crews working on the #CreekFire and one of three hotshot crews. The 20-man crew, which hails from the Angeles National Forest outside of Los Angeles, has spent nearly two weeks on […]

Get The Wildland Firefighter Newsletter

Related Articles

Remembering Mike

Remembering Mike

I feel like I’ve been knocked back on my heals right now. I lost my old IC last month to a nasty lung disease. Back in the 2000s I was on a type 1 incident management team. Our team was the 4th national IMT called up after September 11th 2001. Our team spent a month...

Wildfire in NJ Pine Barrens Expected to Grow Before It’s Contained

Wildfire in NJ Pine Barrens Expected to Grow Before It’s Contained

By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press CHATSWORTH, N.J. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire engulfing part of New Jersey's Pine Barrens has not resulted in any injuries, officials said, though it's expected to grow before forecast rain later this week. The fire in southern...