The Midewin Hotshots are based in Wilmington, Illinois where they are hosted by the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. They Midewin Hotshots are the only Hotshot crew based in the eastern region per the US Forest Service list of Interagency Hotshot Crews (IHC). There are two sites you may go to for information about the Midewin Hotshots: The Unofficial Webpage of the Midewin Hotshots, and the Midewin Hotshots on Facebook where they post updates through out the season.
According to a September 2, 2023 post on the the Midewin Hotshots Facebook page (see below), in 2023 they had 10 rolls in six different states. I looked up what a roll is, and according to Wildfire 101 a roll is when “Wildland firefighters can work 14 days straight (called a roll) with 16-hour days and possibly up to three days travel before and after the official 14. Night shifts and longer shifts of 16-24 hours are possible depending on the fire and area you are in, but not super common.”
I would have posted the Midewin Hotshots 2023 fire season video, but I have not seen one posted. That is ok, it happens. But going to their Facebook page I was able to find some posts where they shared where they were helping with prescribed burns or working wildfires in 2023
- February 22: first fire assignment on or about February 22, 2023 in Hoosier National Forest
- February 26: first roll at Mark Twain NF Missouri
- Feb 28 and March 1: Missouri a couple of prescribed burns
- later in March early April region 8, George Washington National Forest in VA
- April 12: to Michigan, including Huron-Manistee National Forest stayed through May
- July 21: northern rockies
- August 12: Hungry Horse MT
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