The mission of the Redding Interagency Hotshot Crew is to provide concentrated fireline leadership development training nationwide by:

• Involving the crewmember in classroom training geared toward small-unit (squad) leadership and practical fieldwork in fire suppression.
• Offering the employee a well balanced, on the ground training experience while providing a highly organized, Type 1 Interagency Hotshot Crew for wildland fire assignments.
• Providing crewmembers opportunities to become independent module leaders through supervising a squad of 3-7 crewmembers during fire suppression, prescribed fire and other emergency incidents.
• Developing the employee's instructional skills through intense classroom instruction time in front of their peers.

The structure of the Redding crew enables individual crewmembers to supervise a Type 1 hotshot crew in the role appropriate to their development (e.g. Squad Leader, Crew Boss, Task Force/Strike Team Leader, or Type 4/5 Incident Commander). This provides an opportunity to observe and evaluate various levels of performance among peers and to understand crew production. This increases self-confidence and leadership abilities, important qualities with which crewmembers return to their home units. This enhances career progression to greater responsibilities.

• Recruitment
  (2010 Announcement now available)
• 2008 Redding IHC Accomplishment Report
• Training
• History
• Fire Assignments
• email
• Sit Reports
• 10 & 18