Friday, December 18, 2020

2020 and 2019 wildfire season: Midewin Hotshots crew videos

The Midewin Interagency Hotshot Crew, based in the Midewin Tallgrass Prairie in Wilmington, Illinois is the only hotshot crew in the eastern region. As a resident of the eastern region, I am honored by their work fighting wildfires. They are a national resource. The Midewin Hotshots have a nice Facebook page that may be found here

I seemed to have missed posting their 2019 crew video, Included among the states where they fought wildfires in 2019 are Virginia, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, New Mexico, Alaska, and Michigan.

Direct link to 2019 Midewin Hotshot crew video on Youtube

In 2020 they worked wildfires in Missouri, Midewin Tallgrass Praire (Illinois), Michigan, Arizona, New Mexican, Washington, and Oregon. A listing of their 2020 crew is listed at the end of the video. 

Direct link to 2020 Midewin Hotshot crew video on Youtube

Nice fire photography including shots of tankers and helicopters in both videos. Thanks for your service where you honor the eastern region.

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