A Wild Week Of Fires. Crews Stranded, Civilians Injured, And Multiple Safety Zones Used. Crazy Stories From This Busy Week. California Fire Chiefs Battle The Forest Service Over Aviation.

The Hotshot Wake Up

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• Extreme fire behavior continues across the United States.

• Firefighters stranded after a bridge burned over. Multiple fires had firefighters moving into safety zones due to fire behavior.

• Fires in Idaho burned 12+ miles in just hours; Wyoming fires merge, burn through subdivisions, and injure civilians.

• All while resources are limited and have begun shutting down for the season.

• Update on Orange County firefighters injured in the Airport Fire, and an injury update on Idaho firefighter struck by a tree.

• California Fire Chiefs take the Forest Service to task over aviation resources and nighttime supervisory platforms.

• They wrote to Congress and asked them to investigate. They blame tensions that remain from the Caldor Fire between the Forest Service and night-capable aviation.

• Full operational update.

• Plus more.

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