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IHC MISSION STATEMENT
The primary mission of the IHC's is to provide a safe, professional, mobile and highly skilled hand crew for all phases of fire management and incident operations.
An Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), or simply Hotshot Crew, is a Type 1 handcrew of 20 firefighters specially trained in wildfire suppression tactics. Hotshot crews are considered an elite group among wildland firefighters, due to their extensive training, high physical fitness standards, and ability to undertake difficult, dangerous, and stressful assignments. They often respond to large, high-priority fires and are trained and equipped to work in remote areas for extended periods of time with little logistical support. As a national interagency resource, hotshot crews can be requested to respond to wildland fire incidents in any jurisdiction.
As professional wildland firefighters, the Cedar City Interagency Hotshot Crew is dedicated to serving the U.S. Forest Service, our cooperators and the public while maintaining the core values of duty, respect, and integrity.
"To every person there comes a time in life, that special moment, when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to his or her talent. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be their finest hour." Winston Churchill
***This is not an official government website. This website is maintained by the staff of the Cedar City Hotshots for informal information sharing.***
The primary mission of the IHC's is to provide a safe, professional, mobile and highly skilled hand crew for all phases of fire management and incident operations.
An Interagency Hotshot Crew (IHC), or simply Hotshot Crew, is a Type 1 handcrew of 20 firefighters specially trained in wildfire suppression tactics. Hotshot crews are considered an elite group among wildland firefighters, due to their extensive training, high physical fitness standards, and ability to undertake difficult, dangerous, and stressful assignments. They often respond to large, high-priority fires and are trained and equipped to work in remote areas for extended periods of time with little logistical support. As a national interagency resource, hotshot crews can be requested to respond to wildland fire incidents in any jurisdiction.
As professional wildland firefighters, the Cedar City Interagency Hotshot Crew is dedicated to serving the U.S. Forest Service, our cooperators and the public while maintaining the core values of duty, respect, and integrity.
"To every person there comes a time in life, that special moment, when they are figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a very special thing, unique to them and fitted to his or her talent. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be their finest hour." Winston Churchill
***This is not an official government website. This website is maintained by the staff of the Cedar City Hotshots for informal information sharing.***
