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Balloons Over Boise Fires, It's Not UFOs. More Arson Fires In CA. A Small Lull, But Fire Weather Moving In.
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Balloons Over Boise Fires, It's Not UFOs. More Arson Fires In CA. A Small Lull, But Fire Weather Moving In.

Also, how to get hired on a Hotshot Crew.
The Hotshot Wake Up
Aug 17, 2024
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On Today’s Show:

  • Balloons are once again flying over Idaho fires. I cover why they are there and what they are doing.

  • An arsonist started another fire in Grass Valley, California. They were released from jail just hours before.

  • How to get hired on a Hotshot Crew. I answer the questions people have been asking.

  • Overhead vehicle burned on the Limepoint Fire in Idaho. Leave your keys in the truck.

  • A Canadian territory is completely cut off after a wildfire burns up the railroad connecting it to the rest of Canada.

  • There is a small lull in wildfire activity; no… wildfire season is not over.

  • Full operational update.

  • Plus more.

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