These folks look pretty legit. I was on a Helitack Crew, nearby, in '90 and '94 and had heard a rumor that either the Baker (something) Hotshots or the Union City Hotshots had drafted most of their crew straight out of the unemployment office. Coming from California, I had never heard of either crew, but the rumor caused me to not have a very high opinion of Oregon Hotshot Crews. I know things have changed since then, but I was wondering if Region 5 is still limited to a shorter fire season, and does that also apply to IHC crews, as well?
They are called lumbar packs and they have a better center of gravity than a normal backpack for when we're bent over digging or cutting. And as previously mentioned, they allow easy access to our water bottles/fire shelters.
Hotshot’in really hasn’t changed since the 70’s. Better radios, better saws, better maps, better training; but basically doing the same thing. Great video, I almost want to be there... not!
You missed one big thing. LED headlights! Crews get some of their best work done in the hours when the owls are out. Damned long nights, man. I really miss those days. Brush Monkey forever. Keep up the good fight, brothers!
Much better than other videos. The low key synth, ambient radio transmissions, and raw sounds of what is heard while on scene, is far superior than listening to 4 different chosen songs that consist of high volume, and rob all of the true sounds that take place on the fire line. Like others have stated, job well done on the choice of what to layer on top of the visual aspects of what you captured.
Brayden Donnelly for the video it was a combination of a Panasonic gh4, phone and GoPro and for the stills they are mostly from am older Olympus point and shoot film camera
