The Globe hotshots started in the mid 60’s; these were known as the “Suppression Years.” During that time, the Globe Ranger Station had two suppression crews, respectively A and B. These crews would fight fire and perform forestry related work. In the early 70’s they became an Inter-Regional Hotshot Crew, and in 1974, the crew became an Interagency Hotshot Crew. From 1974 to 1977 the Globe Hotshots were comprised of a 28 person crew, with one superintendent, and two assistants.

Today we carry on the same professional tradition of Region 3 IHC’s, as they had in the past. That tradition continues and lives on with duty, integrity and respect.

Hotshot Superintendents:

Background on the Superintendents:

Dan Eckstein currently works for the Payson Ranger District, as the AFMO, on the Tonto National Forest.

Wilbur Balvado will be retiring from the BIA-San Carlos Indian Reservation this year 2008.

Jim Ets Hokin sustained an injury and changed career paths to the Coronado National Forest. He since retired and works for the state during the fire season.

Mark Kaib currently works for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in Fire Management.

Louis Sandoval currently works for the Globe Ranger District as the Fuels Specialist. Before Louis came to the Globe Hotshots he was a Flagstaff Hotshot working as the Assistant to Paul Musser.

Greg Smith also came from the Flagstaff Hotshots, where he was a sawyer. At the end of the fire season Greg was offered a job with a new Type 1 training crew for the State of Arizona, the “Ironwood Hotshots.”

The Logo

The Globe Hotshots have gone through three logo changes; the first logo was the “Armor All Viking” with a shield deflecting a bolt of lightning. Surrounding the Viking are green pine trees to his left and Saguaro Cacti to his right, with orange and yellow flames on the ground. The inside background is light blue with a black circle that says “Globe Inter-Regional Hot Shots across the top and Globe Arizona across the bottom.

The second logo was established shortly there after for the crew. It was similar to the original except for the “Armor All Viking” was replaced with a more appropriate, firefighter digging line and the lightning over his head. A rainbow was added at the bottom, to signify unity and the diversity of the crew. The majority of the crew was comprised of Anglos, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

The third logo established in 2001, currently is a skull in the middle of the sun, with four flames jutting out in the cardinal directions. The Globe Hotshots name is in Old English text on black shirts. (Shown Below)