including a three mile hike in 45 minutes. while carrying a 45 pound pack. and a mile and a half run in ten and a half minutes or less. because of the physical endurance required, most hotshots tend to be younger, in their 20s and 30s. it s certainly not an easy gig. hotshot crews are on call 24-7 during fire season, about six months out of the year. they re sent to where the terrain is most severe and the weather is typically hot and dry. they re exposed to wind and dust and all kinds of poisonous plants. crews sleep on the ground and if they re lucky, they get to shower every couple of days. the job keeps them away from home for several weeks at a time, working 14 days on and two days off. the hours are long too. often stretching into 16 hour shifts. they travel all over the country. so it is very difficult.
i read your article when it first came out. the physical conditioning of these firefighters, they re training. it is incredible their strength and the positions that they willingly put themselves in? yeah, it s i mean, the physical fitness is a matter of safety. they put these hotshot crews, they strive to make these guys in as good a shape as possible. the idea being, hopefully you ll be able to outrun a fire in the event that something happens. and physical fitness is sort of your first line of defense. what kind of firefighting tactics was this crew likely attempting when the situation got out of control? yeah, i don t i m not entirely sure, my guess is that what they were doing would be called building direct lines. in a case like this, they were trying to protect structures, and the idea is to build to remove all the fuel right next to the edge of the fire. that means using chainsaws and shovels, whatever. whatever you ve got to clear that fuel away, and then the
yarnell, arizona, afterwards i ll give you a call later. he already accomplished an incredible amount, to be 21 years old and to be on this hotshot crew. it s an elite unit. i started out as a wild man firefighter. how hard it was. running in the mountains. if you can run, you get yourself out of trouble. if you get in that position. he worked out hard. he worked out as a cross country runner, and he couldn t even excel at running until he graduated from high school. because he knew that hotshot
the season includes running, long endurance hikes, any type of push-ups, sit-ups, the whole aerobics, cardio, physical fitness routine. reporter: there s a rigorous physical test to qualify as a hotshot, including a three-mile hike in 45 minutes, while carrying a 45-pound pack. and a mile and a-half run in 10 1/2 minutes or less. because of the physical endurance required, most hotshots tend to be younger, in their 20s and 30s. it s certainly not an easy gig. hotshot crews are on call 24/7 during fire season, about six months out of the year. they re sent to where the terrain is most severe and the weather is typically hot and dry. they re exposed to wind and dust and all kinds of poisonous plants. crews sleep on the ground. and if they re lucky, they get to shower every couple of days. the job keeps them away from
i read your article when it first came out. in outside magazine. the physical conditioning of these firefighters, their training, it is incredible tear veng and the positi their str and the positions that they willingly put themselves in. yeah, it s i mean, the physical fitness is a matter of safety. they put these hotshot crews, they strive to make these guys in as good a shape as possible. the idea being, hopefully you ll be able to outrun a fire in the event that something happens. and physical fitness is sort of your first line of defense. what kind of firefighting tactics was this crew likely attempting when the situation got out of control? yeah, i don t i m not entirely sure, my guess is that what they were doing would be called building direct lines. in a case like this, they were trying to protect structures, and the idea is to build to remove all the fuel right next to the edge of the fire. that means using chainsaws and pulaskis and shovels, whatever