Sierra Hotshots Superintendant truck. Hotshots are highly trained / experienced 21 person hand crews (in reality the number will vary from 16-22 due to injuries, details, trainees, vacancies etc). The Superintendant of a hotshot crew is roughly equal to a Battalion Chief in rank / experience. They typically have a seperate truck as they tend to work very freely from the crew, acting as a lookout, scouting the fire, shuttling supplies, filling misc overhead positions on the fire, running injured / ill crew members into camp etc. The two crew captains handle most of the crew's fireline supervision.
The trucks vary greatly crew to crew, some like this one include a small pump and tank (100 gallon tank, 85 gpm pump) to assist the crew with burn out operations or during initial attack. Others opt for fuel tanks for drip torches, larger cargo carrying capability or even small ATVs used to scout fireline.
The trucks vary greatly crew to crew, some like this one include a small pump and tank (100 gallon tank, 85 gpm pump) to assist the crew with burn out operations or during initial attack. Others opt for fuel tanks for drip torches, larger cargo carrying capability or even small ATVs used to scout fireline.
Aaron Woods
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