Builds fire line using Pulaskis, shovels and chainsaws to control spreading wildland fire. Patrols areas of controlled fires. Performs mop-up by searching out and extinguishing any remaining burning material. Observes, collects, and preserves evidence of the cause of fires. Drives fire engine to fire locations, frequently over unimproved roads.
Places engine for safety and optimum utilization of water, foam, and water handling equipment.
Engine crew members work with specialized firefighting equipment and perform many strenuous activities, including construction of fireline with hand tools or hose lays, burnout operations, and mopping up hotspots near the fire's edge. Hotshot Serves as a crew member or leader of a 20-person organized interagency hotshot suppression crew building fireline, conducting burn out operations, and mopping up after the fire using chainsaws and hand tools such as pulaskis and shovels. The crew is made up of temporary and career agency personnel. Hotshot crews draw specialized assignments that reflect their higher levels of experience and training, and they're often dispatched nationwide to larger fires. Build fireline using hand tools, chainsaws and support equipment.