Interagency Hotshot Crew Programmatic Review
The Forest Service, along with interagency partners from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, and State agencies assembled the Interagency Hotshot Crew Programmatic Review report. The report presents 50 recommendations for changes to the hotshot program under eight themes: pay, well-being, facilities, hiring processes, mission, organizational structure, crew organization and staffing, and vehicles.
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Zigzag Facilities and Local Area
Mt. Hood National Forest is an urban forest, located just east of Portland, Oregon. It encompasses more than one million acres stretching from the Columbia River in the north to the Mt. Jefferson Wilderness in the south and surrounds Mt. Hood. The vast forest connects with state, private, and other federal land including the Williamette National Forest and the Confederated Tribes…
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Zigzag Hotshots Training Program
Firefighting demands a high degree of physical fitness for both productivity and safety. The higher level of physical fitness required to be a hotshot ensures crewmembers are able to safely accomplish the difficult tasks assigned to them. Daily physical training includes running, team building workouts and hiking.All crew members are encouraged to maintain a rigorous training…
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Zigzag Hotshots History
In 1975, the Zigzag District started a 20-person Regional Reinforcement fire crew, known as the Mt. Hood RR Crew. Superintendent Lee Englesby led the crew based out of Snow Bunny Lodge, east of Government Camp. In 1976, the crew moved to the Boy Scout’s White River Lodge.Under Roddy Baumann’s leadership in 1977-1978, the crew transitioned into a 20-person inter-region fire team, called…
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Zigzag Hotshots
The Zigzag Interagency Hotshot Crew is located on the Mt. Hood National Forest in Oregon. We are a group of 20 highly motivated and physically fit individuals who, in essence, forgo all other activities during the fire season to respond to all-risk incidents.An average fire season includes 90 to 120 days. We often fight fire in the western United States, but travel throughout…
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Incident Business Practices Materials
Incident Business Adviser MaterialsIncident Business Adviser Guides (February 2025)Final Agency Administrator Incident Business Management Responsibilities Course DocumentsIncident Business Management Coordination (2024)Federal Incident Business Coordinators, (PDF, 111 KB)State Incident Business Coordinators (PDF, 112 KB)Death and Serious Injury Handbook (2013)Dispatch Checklist for Critical…