Providing safe, professional, and highly skilled firefighters to handle all aspects of wildland fire suppression has been the driving principle of the Flathead Hotshot Crew since its beginning in 1965. Using this as the program goal, the Flathead Hotshots have also adapted to better handle the new fire challenges of the future. The crew has evolved into a group of fire management specialists, providing skill and expertise in the realms of Prescribed Fire and Wildland Fire Use to compliment its long tradition of excellence in Wildland Fire Suppression.

The Flathead Hotshots are stationed in the small town of Hungry Horse in northwest Montana. The crew operates from the Three Forks Zone, which is a combination of the Hungry Horse, Glacier View, and Spotted Bear Ranger Districts. Hungry Horse is ten miles from the west entrance of Glacier National Park, and just minutes from trailheads into the Great Bear and Bob Marshall Wilderness Areas.

The Flathead Valley also includes the towns of Whitefish (home of Montana's largest ski resort, Big Mountain), Kalispell, Columbia Falls, and Big Fork, all within 30 minutes of Hungry Horse. The forest is primarily a recreation forest with many lakes, rivers, and campgrounds.

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