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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. Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards supporting this content and helping firefighters in need. https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/

The Hotshot Wake Up


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    Powerlines Still Energized, Mismanaged Property, Altering Records, And Worse. New CA Lawsuit Points The Finger At The State. Gabriel Mann discusses the new allegations surrounding the Palisades Fire.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2025 71:55


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    6 Months Since The Palisades Fire: What Happened, And Why? Reporter Brianna Sacks Joins To Discuss The Events That Day. We discuss the potential cause, and trying to get her family out in time.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2025 68:18


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    The 4 Biggest Lies In The Wildfire Industry, With San Bernardino County Fire Chief Dan Munsey. And the 4 truths...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2025 65:26


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    20 Year Old Wess Roley Named As Shooter In Idaho Wildfire Ambush. New Details Emerge About The Suspect. Remembering the Granite Mountain Hotshots.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 17:54


    On Today's Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/20-year-old Wess Roley has been named as the shooter in the Idaho Wildfire ambush that took place yesterday in Hayden, Idaho.New details have emerged about the suspect, which I cover. He allegedly has a past criminal record and mental health issues. Today, we remember the Granite Mountain Hotshots and the Yarnell Fire. I give my thoughts about being on a wildfire when this news was announced to our crew. Full operational update. ShareTHE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.

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    Two Confirmed Deaths, Unknown Casualties In Idaho Wildfire Ambush. Law Enforcement Still Taking Active Fire From Unknown Amounts Of Suspects.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2025 11:15


    Idaho Wildfire Shooting Update: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/The press conference has just finished, with new details on the incident. Two firefighter deaths were confirmed by the local sheriff, FBI en route, and SWAT on scene.Law enforcement says they are still actively taking fire from an unknown number of “well-prepared suspects.”The sheriff and firefighters responding called it an “intentional fire and ambush.”I cover the initial call and radio traffic leading up to the shooting. ShareTHE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.

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    Land Sale Proposal Pulled From Budget Bill. Firefighter Burned In Nevada. Mental Health In The WildFire Workforce With Dani Shedden. How to find positivity in your work.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2025 70:42


    On Today's Show: 100% community supported, To Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/The public land sale proposal has been removed from the budget bill.Sen. Mike Lee said this morning that he may reintroduce the proposal, but will remove the sale of Forest Service land and significantly reduce the amount of Bureau of Land Management Land available for sale.A firefighter received second-degree burns to the hands, arms, and face on the Conner Fire in Nevada.Dani Shedden, mental health counselor and owner of Close the Gap Wellness, joins for an interview about Mental Health in the wildfire workforce.We discuss current uncertainty in the industry, the importance and safety of focusing on the operational mission, and finding a positive outlook in your work.Plus an operational update.THE HOTSHOT WAKE UP — Thank you to all of our paid subscribers. Your support allows us to donate generously to firefighter charities and supports all of our content. You also receive all of our article archives, more podcast episodes, Monday morning workouts, and also entered into our giveaways, plus more.

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    What's Inside The Proposal To Sell 1.5% Of Public Lands? I Cover This Plan To "Dispose Of" Millions Of Acres. Alaska wildfires pop off, Dozer operator burned in New Mexico.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2025 45:01


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    Fire In The Sky, Drones For Firing Ops And More: CEO Of Drone Amplified, Dr. Carrick Detweiler. Their IGNIS quadcopter UAS platform is the standard for firing ops across the industry.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2025 38:46


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    CEO Of Watch Duty, John Mills, Discusses Developing Wildfire Tech And The Future Of The Company.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 46:43


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    USDA And DOI Sign Joint Wildfire Memo. Sec. Rollins Directs Forest Service Wildfire Response In New Order. No Tax On Overtime...?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 31:13


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    23 Years As A Fire Wife: The Struggles And Joys Of Wildfire Relationships. Brittany Culbertson joins to discuss what it's like to be a longtime Fire Wife.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 69:16


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    The Timber Executive Orders: Former NEPA Assistant Director For The USDA, Sharon Friedman, Joins To Discuss The Orders.

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 72:11


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    Getting Through Critical 80 Healthy, Now What? Sustainable Wellness Through The Fire Season With Jessie Thomas. Jessie is a Former Hotshot, Smokejumper, and now a health and fitness coach.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2025 83:44


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    Living In The Wildland Urban Interface: Insurance Costs Rising, Home Hardening, And Wildfire Risk Maps. Stanford Scholar Michael Wara provides a needed dose of reality.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 63:29


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    Yes, There Is A Draft Executive Order For Wildfire. Here Is What's In It. Also, Oregon scraps wildfire risk map and Oklahoma Governor wants dissolve wildfire agency.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 64:40


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    California's Growing Fuel And Wildfire Problem. A Conversation With Zeke Lunder. Fuels mitigation and prescribed fire are key to the solution.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2025 61:21


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    Human Lookouts V.S. The Robots... A 35 Year Lookout Veteran, Zeyn O'Leary Gives His Perspective.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2025 51:49


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    The Continuing Resolution Deadline, Wildfire Pay, And Wildfire Legislation. Senator Tim Sheehy Joins The Show To Discuss It All. Deadline for passage is Friday night.

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2025 16:01


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    Golden Eagles Hotshot Justin DeMoss: The Hotshot Wellness Summit. Mental Health On And Off The Fireline.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2025 59:08


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    Getting Fire Ready: JJ Shelley Discusses The Importance Of Nutrition, Sleep, And Health Awareness On The Fireline. Former Marine Infantryman and Arizona Wildland Firefighter.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 61:34


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    Update On The Positions Lost Over The Last 48 Hours. NPS, DOI, FS. The Agencies have gone dark with all communications.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2025 47:31


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    "What's That Pink Stuff?" A Conversation With The Vice Chairman Of Perimeter Solutions, The Sole Retardant Contract Company With The USFS.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2025 45:01


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    A New Wildfire Agency, Massive Grant Cuts, And A Hiring Freeze. An update on all three.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2025 46:05


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    Hiring Freezes, Funding Freezes, Resignation Offers, And Hypocrisy. How We Got To Where We Are Today. Yes, D.O.G.E. took over your Agency.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 39:21


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    Moving The Forest Service, A Wildland Firefighter Family Support Program, And Water Bombs. The Fix Our Forests Act

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2025 31:20


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    John Gould: 10 Tanker CEO, Alaska Fire Service Manager, Head Of Air Operations For The BLM, And Longtime Smokejumper.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 72:32


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    Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy: What Needs To Change After These Historic California Fires. Resource ordering, issues with hydrants, aviation contracts, politics, and more.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 56:41


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    Senator Tim Sheehy: After The Horrific Fires In California, We Need To Fix The Wildfire System To Support All Americans And Address Pay Issues For Our Firefighters.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2025 25:22


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    The Palisades Fire Origin: Investigators Are Looking At A Possible New Years Fire Holdover, Arson, And More. Origin photos show the fire starting off the Temescal Ridge Trail.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 35:03


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    LAFD Chief: City Officials Failed The City And The Department. Confirms Reservoir Was Empty And Department Wasn't Notified.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2025 26:01


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    Citizens Tackle And Arrest Arsonist In California Near Kenneth Fire, Curfew Issued In LA Due To Looting, Canada Sends Huge Amount Of Resources.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2025 32:51


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    California Wildfire Update: Debunking Crazy Theories, What's Actually Happening, And The Aftermath. Still a lot of work to contain these fires.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2025 49:40


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    A California Firestorm: Nearly 100,000 People Evacuated Due To The Devastating Palisades, Eaton, And Hurst Fires. Chaos as multiple fires ravage communities.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 35:24


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    Wildfire Pay Fix Stripped From Continuing Resolution, Supplemental Pay to Continue. Massive Changes Coming To Wildfire As We Know It. DOGE is now focused on wildfire and the Agencies.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 49:43


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    Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell: Head Of The U.S. Fire Administration. A Conversation About The Lahaina Fire, Wildfire Tech, And PFAS Affecting Firefighters.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2024 49:02


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    Supt. Series: Scott Gorman, Former Dalton Hotshot Superintendent And Current Orange County Superintendent. 27 years of experience, the industry, the Agencies, wildfire, and tragedy.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2024 75:00


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    Wildfire Pay Bill: I Welcome The President Of The Forest Service Council And NFFE Western Region National Business Representative. Full update on the vote and what firefighters can expect.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2024 41:56


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    Smoke Exposure, Wildland Firefighters, And Fertility: Dr. Luke Montrose Discusses His New Study Focusing On This Issue. How does wildfire smoke affect your reproductive health?

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 55:11


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    Chief Brian Fennessy: President Of The California Fire Chiefs Association And Head Of Orange County Fire Authority. The Forest Service Aviation Policies, Workforce Shortages, Arsonists, and More.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2024 54:46


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    Hiker Charged In Oregon After Rescue Fires Turned Into Wildfires. Is Bridger Aerospace Under Attack? 2 California Congress members write FS Chief Moore, adding to the list.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 54:15


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    A Conversation With FiredUp Partners: What To Expect From The Paycheck Protection Act, The Struggles Of Fire Families, And How To Help.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2024 62:58


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    A Wild Week Of Fires. Crews Stranded, Civilians Injured, And Multiple Safety Zones Used. Crazy Stories From This Busy Week. California Fire Chiefs Battle The Forest Service Over Aviation.

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2024 53:31


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    Former Hotshot And Smokejumper Jessie Thomas: Sustainable Health And Nutrition Into The Off-Season, And Raising A Fire Family.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2024 62:40


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    Mass Casualty Incident After Crew Buggy Rollover In California. 6 Firefighters in Critical Condition. The Forest Service All Employees Call Details.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 40:29


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    Arsonist Impersonating Firefighters And Law Enforcement Charged In Colorado. The Arsonist Personally Tried Contacting Me. Your fireline etiquette responses.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2024 45:00


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    State Of Emergency Declared In CA, Line Fire Under Investigation. Hotshot Crews Demobed On A Fire For Declining Assignment Due to Safety.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2024 48:02


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    Full Review Of The Little Twist Fire Tree Strike. Two States Ban PFAS In Firefighter Nomex. Fire Weather Moves Back In. Major wildfire fatality event in Portugal.

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2024 51:38


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    FS Chief Moore Calls Out Hypocrisy With Cost Of Living Increases. Says The Feds Are Not Doing Enough. FS Has A $740M Budget Hole. Cal Fire arrests another arsonist after wildfire destroys 13 homes.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 24, 2024 43:50


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    Balloons Over Boise Fires, It's Not UFOs. More Arson Fires In CA. A Small Lull, But Fire Weather Moving In. Also, how to get hired on a Hotshot Crew.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 17, 2024 53:16


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    1 Civilian Fatality4 Firefighters Injured On Colorado Fires. 143 Structures Lost On Idaho Fire. 3 Injured On Pioneer Fire After UTV Crash.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 50:03


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