A hotshot crew is a 20-person crew sent to the hardest parts of big fires. There are 115 hotshot crews in the United States, based in 18 states. Pick a crew to see where it is based, its station phone, and the fire jobs open there now.
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Each dot is the town a crew is based in. Tap a dot for the crew. Not on the map: Aravaipa Veterans Hotshots and Ventana Hotshots.
Each crew is listed with the town it is based in. Pick a crew for its station phone and who it works for.
Source: the Forest Service list of hotshot crews. We last read it on October 12, 2026.
The Forest Service list names 115 hotshot crews. Here is who they work for:
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