Lakeview Hotshots are assisting with prescribed fires in
the Southeast
On February 6, 2020 the Lakeview Interagency Hotshots
posted on Instagram saying that they are “ready for RX [prescribed fire]
support in the Southeast.” Currently they have prescribed fire modules deployed
in the southeast, usually with eight to 10 firefighters each.
The post included the hashtag #ignis2 which refers to the
second-generation aerial ignition module Drone Amplified is manufacturing which
enables drones to conduct aerial ignition on prescribed fires or wildfires. The
crew included in their post the next two photos showing a drone aerial ignition
system and a drone, both disassembled and packed into cases.
This year the Lakeview Hotshots have four qualified drone
pilots. In 2018 their four pilots together completed over 100 missions.
Before the Lakeview IHC acquired Hotshot status in 2018
they were the Lakeview Crew 7 formed by the Bureau of Land Management. The crew
was initially created in 2000 and reorganized in 2011 to help military veterans
transition to productive civilian careers. Today it is comprised almost
entirely of U.S. military veterans. The crew has been funded under the BLM
Veterans Crew Program since 2012.
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