South Ops National Interagency Hotshot Crew

The California Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC) - 

Mission, Values, Training and History

Arrowhead IHC

Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Park
PO Box 925 
Kings Canyon, CA 93633

• Steve Reyes, Superintendent

  • Cell: 559-571-6141

• Jordan Flores, Captain 6A

• Julio Campos, Captain 6B

Station: 559-335-2042
District: 559-565-4337
Fax: (559) 565-4394

Days Off: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Arroyo Grande IHC

Los Padres National Forest
460 HI Mountain Rd
Arroyo Grande, CA 93420

• Ben Holmes, Superintendent

  • Cell: 805-534-3310

• Roger Reierson, Captain 3A

• Mike Shiffrar, Captain 3B

Station: 805-481-4391
District: 805-925-9538
Fax: (805) 481-7352

Bear Divide IHC

Angeles National Forest
Bear Divide Station
21501 N. Sand Canyon Road
Santa Clarita, CA 91387

• Brian Anderson, Superintendent

  • Cell: 818-456–2816 

• Derek Madrigal, Captain

• Vacant, Captain

Station: 818-362-1216
Fax: (661) 252-0043

Days Off: Wednesday and Thursday

Big Bear IHC

San Bernardino National Forest
P.O Box 290
Fawnskin, CA 92333

• Brian Johnson, Superintendent

  • Cell: 909-693-0190             

• Zachary Resnick, Captain 1

  • Cell: 909-771-9514           

• Erik Evans, Captain 2

  • Cell: 909-266-3982           

Fax: (909) 866 2867             

Days Off: Sunday and Monday

Breckenridge IHC

Sequoia National Forest 
Kern River Ranger District
7333 Caliente/Bodfish Rd.
Caliente, CA. 93518

• Cory Correa, Superintendent

  • Cell: 661-205-1298 

• Merritt Cutten, Captain 8A

• David Blake, Captain 8B

Station: 760-748-8212
District: 760-376-3781
Fax: (661) 867-2615

Days Off:  Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Crane Valley IHC

Sierra National Forest
57003 Road 225 
North Fork, CA 93643

• Matthew Dunlap, Superintendent

  • Cell: 559-877-2717 

• Eli Morales, Captain 1A

• Lyndon Talbott, Captain 1B

Station: 559-877-2707

District: 760-376-3781 

Fax: (559) 877-3108

Days Off: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Dalton IHC

Angeles National Forest
Dalton Camp
1090 Glendora Mt. Road
Glendora, CA 91741

• Leonard Dimaculangan, Superintendent

  • Cell: 626-941-4578 

• Anothony Rovida, Captain 2A

  • Cell: 626-476-2852 

• Adan Ramirez, Captain 2B

  • Cell: 626-573-3575

• Vacant, Captain 2C

Station: 626-335-8600
District: 626-335-1251
Fax: (626) 852-0560

Days Off: Friday and Saturday

Del Rosa IHC

San Bernardino National Forest
Front Country Ranger District
4121 Quail Canyon
San Bernardino, CA 92404

• Brett Pascale, Superintendent

  • Cell: 909-462-8452

• Jeremy Ellis, Captain 3-1

  • Cell: 909-832-0845

• Matt Esposito, Captain 3-2

  • Cell: 909-659-5197

Station: 909-382-2970

Days Off: Friday and Saturday

Fulton IHC

Sequoia National Forest
Kern River Ranger District 
Fulton Work Center 
P.O. Box 343 / 9167 HWY 155 
Glennville, CA  93226 

• Zach Cogswell, Superintendent

• Greg Cole, Captain 1

• Gabe Santos, Captain 2

Station (Primary): 661-536-8311 
Station (Secondary): 661-536-8532
District: 760-376-3781

Fax: 661-536-8532
 

Days Off: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Golden Eagles IHC

Bureau of Indian Affairs - Pacific Region
Sycuan Indian Reservation
Sycuan Fire Department, Wildland Division
5449 Sycuan Road
El Cajon, CA 92019

• Robert Villegas Jr., Superintendent

  • Cell: 619-333-9038  

• Taylor Kelliher, Captain 1

• Cody Ridley, Captain 2

  • Cell: 619-323-8894

Days Off: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Groveland IHC

Stanislaus National Forest
Groveland Ranger District
24545 Highway 120
Groveland, CA 95321

• Steven Meeks, Superintendent

  • Cell: 209-984-6114

• Allen Mitchell, Captain 1

• Vacant, Captain 2

Station: 209-732-8085 
District: 209-962-7825
Fax: (209) 962-7412

Days Off: Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Horseshoe Meadow IHC

Sequoia National Forest
Hume Lake Ranger District
Pinehurst Work Center
53921 Hwy 245
Miramonte, CA 93641

• Eduardo Galvan, Superintendent

  • Cell: 559-527-1403 

• Vacant, Captain

• Vacant, Captain

Station: 559-336-2651 
District: 559-338-2251 

Fax: (559) 336-2810

Days Off: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Inyo IHC

Inyo National Forest
White Mountain Ranger District
798 N. Main Street
Bishop, CA 93514

• Joel Schilling, Superintendent

  • Office: 760-873-2506

  • Cell: 760-920-2963

• Brant Machado, Captain

• Travis White, Captain

Station: 760-873-2542

Fax: 760-873-2493

Days Off: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Kern Valley IHC

Bureau of Land Management - Bakersfield
Central California District Office
35126 McMurtrey Ave.
Bakersfield, CA 93308

• Kyle Clendenen, Superintendent

  • Office: 661-391-6056 

• Kevin Ehert, Captain 1A

  • Office: 661-391-6054 

• Vacant, Captain 1B

District: 661-391-6000

Days Off: Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Kings River IHC

Sierra National Forest
High Sierra Ranger District
Trimmer Work Center
34849 Maxon Road
Sanger, CA 93657

• Kelly Haines, Superintendent

  • Office: 559-855-8321 Extension: 3432

  • Cell: 559-365-0288 

• Vacant, Captain 2A

  • Office: 559-855-8321 Extension: 3430

• Robert McDonald, Captain 2B

  • Office: 559-855-8321 Extension: 3431

Work Center: 559-855-8321
Fax: (559) 855-2666

Days Off: Friday, Saturday and Sunday

Laguna IHC

Cleveland National Forest
Descanso Ranger District
24321 Viejas Grade Road
Descanso, CA 91916

• Eddie Arellano, Superintendent

  • Cell: 951-751-0818 

• Jeffrey Mendoza, Captain 1

• Christopher Talbot, Captain 2

District: 619-445-6235
Station: 619-659-5708

Days Off: Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Little Tujunga IHC

Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles Gateway Ranger District
12371 N. Little Tujunga Canyon Road
San Fernando, CA 91342

• Peter Rosas, Superintendent

• Sergio Toscano, Captain 5A

• Joel Gonzalez, Captain 5B

Station: 626-574-5398
District: 818-899-1900

Fax: (818) 896-6727

Days Off: Sunday and Monday

Los Padres IHC

Los Padres National Forest
Santa Barbara Ranger District
3505 Paradise Rd
Santa Barbara, CA 93105

• Matthew Aoki, Superintendent

  • Office: 805-724-0124

  • Cell: 805-448-5505 

• Michael Nelson, Captain 4A

  • Office: 805-724-0123  

• Marlon Gutierrez, Captain 4B

  • Office: 805-724-0120  

Station: 805-724-0079 or 805-967-3481
Fax: (805) 967-7312

Days off: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday

Mill Creek IHC

San Bernardino National Forest
34701 Mill Creek Road
Mentone, CA 92359

• Justin Grunewald, Superintendent

  • Cell: 909-314-3088 

• Aaron Pittman, Captain

• Raymond Trujillo, Captain

Station: 909-382-2904
District: 909-382-2881

Fax: (909) 794-1125

Days Off: Sunday and Monday

Palomar IHC

Cleveland National Forest
Palomar Ranger District
1634 Black Canyon Rd 
Ramona, CA 92065

• Jose Ortega, Superintendent

  • Cell: 951-751-8326 

• Reyes Arroyo, Captain 3A

• Byron Terrones, Captain 3B

Station: 951-767-2792   
District: 760-788-0250

Fax: 951-767-0659 
 

Sierra IHC

Sierra National Forest
Bass Lake Ranger District 
Batterson Station 
43060 Hwy. 41 
Oakhurst, CA  93644 

• Alan Roby, Superintendent

  • Office: 559-877-2218, Extension: 3285

  • Cell: 559-545-4133

• Brian Laird, Captain

  • Office: 559-877-2218, Extension: 3288

• Noah Ching, Captain

  • Office: 559-877-2218, Extension: 3289

Office: 559-877-2218 

Days Off: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Springville IHC

Sequoia, National Forest
32588 Highway 190
Springville, CA 93265

• Vacant, Superintendent

• Michael Ingram, Captain 9A

  • Cell: 559-339-8915 

• Vacant, Captain 9B

Station and District: 559-539-2607, Extension: 2267
Fax: (559) 539-0319

Days Off: Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Stanislaus IHC

Stanislaus National Forest
19777 Greenley Road
Sonora, CA 95370

• Brandon Hull, Superintendent

  • Cell: 209-916-5735

• Jarrod Stefl, Captain 20A

  • Cell: 541-480-2274

• Tony Maciel, Captain 20B

  • Cell: 209-916-5558

Station: 209-532-3935
District: 209-586-3234

Fax: (209) 532-2932

Days Off: Sunday, Monday and Tuesday

Texas Canyon IHC

Angeles National Forest
30800 Bouquet Canyon Road
Saugus, CA 91390

• Danny Breuklander, Superintendent

  • Cell: 661-233-2154

• Saul Martinez, Captain 3A

• Michael Velasco, Captain 3B

Station: 661-296-8418 or 661-296-8419
District: 661-269-2808

Fax: (661) 296-2302

Days Off: Monday and Tuesday

Vista Grande IHC

San Bernardino National Forest
San Jacinto Ranger District
PO Box 518
Idyllwild, CA 92549

• Derek Codrey, Superintendent

  • Cell: 951-415-0599

• Esteban Rodarte, Captain 5-1

• Vacant, Captain 5-2

Station: 951-849-5750
District: 909-382-2921

Fax: (951) 922-2482

Days Off: Friday and Saturday