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Weekly Wildfire Update: FBI Arrests Arsonist in California After Destroying 20,000 Acres and 197 Structures. The Hotshot Community Loses Another Young Fit Firefighter.
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Weekly Wildfire Update: FBI Arrests Arsonist in California After Destroying 20,000 Acres and 197 Structures. The Hotshot Community Loses Another Young Fit Firefighter.

DOI and USDA put out a joint statement on wages.
The Hotshot Wake Up
Jun 17, 2023
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On Today’s Show:

  • The FBI arrests a California arsonist responsible for the 2022 Oak fire

    The 2022 Oak Fire: Photo from a subscriber

  • Over 197 structures and 20,000 acres were burned.

  • The Hotshot Community loses another young fit firefighter. Prayers to Jacob Metcalf’s family.

  • The DOI and USDA put out a joint statement on their “strategic wildfire funding plan.”

  • It includes a plan for wages, diversity, equity, and climate justice. My thoughts.

  • We are approaching the 10 year anniversary of Granite Mountain and the Yarnell fire. Have the promises been kept?

  • Full operational update.

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