Based in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Bear Mountain and Black Hat Handcrews are type 2 initial attack handcrews. Both crews are available for out of state deployments to wildland fire incidents, When they are not assigned to wildland fires, they spend time on hazard fuel reductions on public and private lands in the Black Hills. To read more about these handcrews, see this page from South Dakota Wildland Fire
Enjoy this video highlighting their 2017 fire season from SD Wildland Fire on the SD Wildland Fire Youtube page
Direct link to video from SD Wildland Fire
I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.
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