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

The Hotshot Wake Up

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

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

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

• The DIO 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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