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Alpine Hotshots
 

Interagency Hotshot Crew Mission

The primary mission of IHCs is to provide a safe, organized, mobile, and highly skilled hand crew for all phases of wildland fire operations. The arduous duties and specialized assignments required of IHC personnel require staffing, certification, training, equipment, communications, transportation, organization, and qualifications that are uniform, adhered to by all IHCs and ensure the redemption of IHC duties and responsibilities.

Alpine Interagency Hotshot Crew Vision

"Through their actions, ethics, and traditions the Alpine Hotshots exemplify the firefighter leadership core values of safety, duty, respect, integrity, and teamwork."

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Hotshot Crew on the Job
Establishment of the Interagency Hotshot Crew Program
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Longs Peak
Alpine Hotshots are located in RMNP
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Did You Know?
Hummingbirds use spiderwebs to bolster their nests, which are the size of a walnut shell. Hummingbird eggs are the size of a Tic-Tac breath mint.

Last Updated: November 18, 2009 at 16:21 EST