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Wyoming Interagency Hotshots Welcome to the Wyoming Hotshots' page. The Wyoming Hotshots are a highly trained wildland fire suppression crew that is hosted by the Bighorn
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10/30/2026

I'm posting this for two reasons, the first is a reminder for you to get your apps in by November 12th on Usajobs.gov. The second is I found it mildly amusing how many people felt the need to try and tell us it was Ai last time. We'll never post anything showing us working that's Ai generated. This is just a burning cedar that needed to go right next to the fireline. One of the real treats with cedar, even when green, is they'll have a lot of rot in their centers that'll catch fire from the duff on the ground slowly burning under a root buttress.

Also, if you're planning on calling about the crew this coming week, I probably won't be able to get back to you. I'll be in Boise all week helping to get S-312 going. If you have questions next week about the crew or hiring, give Braiden a call. Our info is listed on the previous post along with announcement numbers for our seasonal positions.

Oh, and I know I cut it short. I moved behind a few trees as it started to go. I'm sorry, I'll do better next time.

With the application dates for seasonal positions around the country coming up I thought this was a good question today....
10/09/2026

With the application dates for seasonal positions around the country coming up I thought this was a good question today. "Should I mention collegiate athletics experience?" Maybe this won't hold true to everyone doing hiring, but this is an athletic job that requires self-motivation to stay in shape. Knowing you have a background playing college sports helps paint that picture of the kind of fitness levels you've at least previously maintained.

It's really rare for us to do any IA, which makes positions like ICT5 and ICT4 difficult to work on. We found ourselves ...
09/25/2026

It's really rare for us to do any IA, which makes positions like ICT5 and ICT4 difficult to work on. We found ourselves on the Colville NF, helping with lots of initial attack at one point this summer. We were able to get crewmembers some good trainee experience and a couple signed off even.

Per tradition, the saw squad takes a squad photo every year. We're doing better here than the crew as a whole. We still ...
09/22/2026

Per tradition, the saw squad takes a squad photo every year. We're doing better here than the crew as a whole. We still haven't taken a crew picture yet. From left to right, sawboss Jake Lang, Dan Holter, Wyatt Gebhardt, Sage McGinnis, Nick Drobish, and Judah Garcia.

The lunch crew and spike camp. When we're on fires we're cooking all our meals. In the morning the perms get up a half h...
08/26/2026

The lunch crew and spike camp. When we're on fires we're cooking all our meals. In the morning the perms get up a half hour early and work on breakfast and lunch. The lunch crew works out of the food trailer making either sandwiches or rolling burritos while the breakfast crew is at the griddles. At this point we've all worked together for a long time and we have our unwritten roles in the mornings. You'll always see Sage, Jake and Dan working on lunches in the trailer. I'm either working on cooking whatever the lunch meat is or if it's a morning with biscuits, I'm tending the Dutch ovens.
One great thing about cooking is it allows us to spike out close to the fire, cutting down significantly on daily drive times and allowing for better rest. Ideally we try to find a nice campground like this one, close to the fire that's closed or some other flat, quiet spot.

If it's not smokey it's dusty or occasionally it's both.đź“· Kyle Miller
08/25/2026

If it's not smokey it's dusty or occasionally it's both.
đź“· Kyle Miller

The crew has been busy out in Washington, bouncing from IA to IA. It's not normally what we do but it's a good opportuni...
08/23/2026

The crew has been busy out in Washington, bouncing from IA to IA. It's not normally what we do but it's a good opportunity to get our ICT5 trainees worked into the mix. Here's a shot of the dig just finishing up for the night on a small fire up by the Canadian border.
đź“· Kyle Miller

I thought this would be worth sharing from my personal IG page. Chainsaws are our high risk, high consequence activity w...
07/16/2026

I thought this would be worth sharing from my personal IG page. Chainsaws are our high risk, high consequence activity we do on the fireline. Things can happen quick. I was lucky it was just my arm. Be careful out there this summer.

I've been asked a fair bit about this since it happened and Lessons Learned just put it out yesterday. In March I was out in Happy Camp with 7 others for a national saw workshop. We were basically out there to talk about what we could potentially contribute for a national advanced saw curriculum. On the last day of the workshop I was going to take advantage of having the group together to do a recert for my C-evaluator. After the face was out, I reached up to bore the guts from the face, caught my tip, and kicked the saw hard into my left shoulder. The cut was relatively deep and it ended up being about a 4 hour surgery down at Yreka to get it cleaned and tied back together. The surgeon did a great job though, and his initial 4 to 8 month recovery was more like 2 months. At this point I'm fully recovered and have been back with the crew since May.
I've been an instructor and evaluator for quite awhile and I think not being transparent with mistakes is a disservice to our up and coming sawyers. Running a saw is probably the highest risk activity we do on the fireline so hopefully this can at least be a good reminder of that. I'm also very open to questions to clarify things.
A final note on it because I see lots of grumbling about the USFS. The level of support myself and my family had from the Forest Service was incredible. We were very well taken care of starting immediately after the accident from all levels. I've never been a part of that but it was pretty cool to see.
Kyle Miller

Dinner at spike camp on the Cottonwood Fire. As a lot of you know, we have a cookshack and are self sufficient when we'r...
07/07/2026

Dinner at spike camp on the Cottonwood Fire. As a lot of you know, we have a cookshack and are self sufficient when we're out on fires. It allows us to spike out close to where we're working and can significantly reduce our drive time in morning and evenings.

Meet the Crew - Today we have William Calver-Jones. Originally hailing from England, he's spending the day mourning the ...
07/04/2026

Meet the Crew - Today we have William Calver-Jones. Originally hailing from England, he's spending the day mourning the 250th anniversary of the loss of the colonies. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the US, how should we include Will?
A.) Throw his tea in the closest pond.
B.) Offer him some consolation tea and scones
C.) Yell, "The British are coming" anytime we see him
D.) Tar and feathering

Position - seasonal crewmember/EMT
Years on crew - 3

What keeps you coming back?
- The crew's cohesion and morale. Being surrounded by people who are motivated and want to keep getting better.
What led you to getting into wildfire?
- Wanting to work outdoors while seeing what I am physically capable of.
What advice do you have for someone trying to get into fire or on a shot crew?
- Apply through USAJobs. Call the crews you want to be on with questions you are genuinely interested in getting answered. Work hard and try to anticipate crew needs before being asked. Hike with weight during the off season.
Favorite trailer meal
- Chicken cutlets

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1220 N 8th Street
Greybull, WY
82426

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+14065319358

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