Bear Divide Hotshots

03/30/2025

Bear Divide Hotshots 50 year anniversary. Hotshots

07/31/2024

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It is with profound sadness that the Los Angeles Fire Department announces the off-duty death of Active-Duty Firefighter III Justin A. Curtis, Fire Station 18, B Platoon.

Deceased: July 27, 2024

Appointed: February 19, 2002

Our thoughts and prayers are with Justin's family, friends and fellow firefighters.

07/28/2024

Rest in peace brother.

“My husband, JJ Curtis, passed away today after complications related to cancer.”

01/13/2024

The U.S. Hotshot Association is proud to present the USHA 100 Fires Project.

The USHA 100 Fires Project tells the history of fatal wildfires in the US via QR codes throughout the USHA fundraising Calendar.

These fires shaped the evolution of the wildland fire service in the US and claimed many lives.

The USHA 100 Fires Project and Calendar is meant to honor those lives and carry lessons forward.

On many of the dates in this calendar you will find a QR code to scan with your smart phone camera. It will open a summary of a fire which happened on that date in our history.

The summaries have been created in a basic format which can be used in a morning crew briefing.

The 2024 USHA Calendar is on sale NOW and once again features photos from IHC crews throughout the country. Thanks to everyone who submitted pictures!

All proceeds from your Calendar purchase, featuring the USHA 100 Fires Project will benefit the US Hotshots Association.

https://ushotshots.com/product/us-hotshots-association-2024-calendar/?fbclid=IwAR33hXNY_7aeJ6R4VWIPCsSnbF9dXeKHhR2aUL6mwla5dFsPfUqYFlMtHaU

01/08/2024

12/30/2023

Description The 2024 USHA Calendar is on sale now! The calendar once again has pictures from IHC crews throughout the country, thanks to everyone who submitted pictures! This year the calendar also has a history and training feature: The 100 Fires project. The U.S. Hotshot Association, in collaborat...

11/04/2023

The author, Carol Henson is a BD alum.

I'm happy to say that both the soft cover and eBook of The Fire Within: A History of Women Wildland Firefighters in the United States are now available for ordering through Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Within-History-Wildland-Firefighters-ebook/dp/B0CHN574FW

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Barnes & Noble - https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-fire-within-carol-henson/1144047998

I should add that they're available on my publisher's bookshop at https://store.bookbaby.com/book/the-fire-within

I've been marketing heavily to bookstores and gift stores at park and forest visitor centers, fire and forestry associations and organizations, university bookstores, and many others with the hope that they will carry my book. If you see it in a bookstore or gift store, please let me know!

I really appreciate all of your support, thank you!

09/14/2023

**Update date - the soft cover book is now available for pre-order on Amazon**

Hi everyone!

I have some great news to share with you all, my book has been officially published. I got word from the publisher last Fri that it would be out this week. After the roller coaster ride that I've been on, I wanted to see it firsthand before I shared it with you.

I've literally put hundreds and hundreds of hours of research and a crazy number of hours of writing, editing, cutting, giving up, taking breaks, starting over, two steps forward then three steps back, five steps forward, editors and a publisher that didn't work out, etc. It's kind of like that piece of line on the Klamath or the Payette that never seems to end, with the echoes of 'only two more chains' playing in my head. I finally tied in the piece of line, and it held through a major wind event. Whew!

Both the eBook and soft cover book are available now on the publisher's online bookstore at: https://store.bookbaby.com/book/the-fire-within

The eBook is available on Amazon now, but the soft cover book won't be available until Nov 3rd. I believe it's the same date for Barnes & Noble and other online and local bookstores (local book stores will have to order it through a distributor). https://www.amazon.com/Fire-Within-History-Wildland-Firefighters-ebook/dp/B0CHN574FW/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1S7YQ7D3SD3GS&keywords=the+fire+within+carol+henson+fire&qid=1694701924&sprefix=the+fire+within+carol+henson+fir%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 I understand that Amazon will post a pre-order opportunity for the soft cover but I don't know when. I'll keep you posted.

I have completed almost 70 interviews for this project. With so much interview material left, I've started working on a 2nd book. Right now, my plan is to synthesize the interviews into an oral history book. I don't think this one will be as difficult, but we'll see. Haha!

I sure hope you enjoy it!

06/16/2023

Redmond IHC leadership opportunities.