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A podcast and newsletter by firefighters about wildfire and the world. Crew Supervisor and Ex Hotshot overhead.Call it like it is.Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards supporting this content and helping firefighters in need. https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast and newsletter by firefighters about wildfire and the world. Crew Supervisor and Ex Hotshot overhead. Call it like it is. Monthly Substack subscriptions go towards supporting this content and helping firefighters in need.
Recent episodes include "What’s Passed, What’s Pending, What’s Been Defeated? A Current Look At Wildfire Legislation With Founder Of Megafire Action Matt Weiner." (24 October 2026, 77 minutes), "Wildfire Tech Meets Wildfire Operators: The Wildfire Technology Summit With Chief Mark Niemeyer. The Summit takes place next week in Salt Lake City." (10 October 2026, 61 minutes), and "A Conversation With Former Hotshot Superintendent, And Chair Of The Alliance Of Retired Forest Service Fire Leaders, Dan Kleinman. Dan has 40 years of wildfire experience and leadership." (5 October 2026, 67 minutes).
The Hotshot Wake Up publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 213 episodes.
Booking probability for The Hotshot Wake Up is 36%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Hotshot Wake Up requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Hotshot Wake Up's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The Hotshot Wake Up are Forestry Services and Environmental Agencies. The Hotshot Wake Up has a science audience.
The Hotshot Wake Up is a science podcast with 213 episodes published.
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The Hotshot Wake Up
On today’s show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ If anyone knows how to navigate the political soup to pass wildfire legislation, it’s Matt Weiner, CEO and Founder of Megafire Action...
The Hotshot Wake Up
On Today’s Show: To Subscribe and Support https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Wildfire Technology Summit takes place next week in Salt Lake City, Utah, where wildfire leaders, operational subject matter experts...
On today’s show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ A few weeks ago, a letter went out to wildfire agency heads from the Alliance of Retired Forest Service Fire Leaders, advocating for the...
The Hotshot Wake Up
On Today’s Show: To Support and Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Director of the Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy, started in his inaugural position just 9 months ago, but there is plenty...
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Frustrations have boiled over within the Forest Service as fire supervisors voice concerns about Agency direction, poor facilities...
The Hotshot Wake Up
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Putting out wildfires is hard enough, but the constant tit for tat political grandstanding is wearing on the workforce. I express what...
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ I sat down with Montana Senator Tim Sheehy to discuss the current wildfire situation across the American West. Congress recently held a...
The Hotshot Wake Up
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Today I welcome the Director of the United States Wildland Fire Service, Chief Brian Fennessy. As we all know, it’s been very busy up...
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On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Great Basin moves to a PL5, and the Widemouth 2 Fire nears 100K acres. Full National wildfire update. A report about a line medic who...
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Full report released for the Lyons Ferry Fire burnover. Comprehensive report details firefighters trying to burn off around themselves...
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On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Today, Jon Freeman (USWFS) and Matt Lynde (USFS) join the show to discuss everything about wildfire aviation supervision and...
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On Today’s Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Three wildfires have crossed the international border of Canada and Minnesota, and hundreds of thousands of acres have burned. 183 new...
The Hotshot Wake Up
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ New wildfires are popping up in the Pacific Northwest and California. Southern California moves to a Preparedness Level 3. A lot of...
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On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ A full operational update of all fires across the nation. Colorado fires expect extreme fire behavior again today. Red flag conditions...
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On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Colorado has declared a State of Emergency due to the wildfires actively burning across the State. The National Preparedness Level moves...
On Today’s Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service, along with the Department of the Interior, today announced new steps to reduce...
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On Today’s Show: To support and subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Hotshot Wake Up is 100% supported by the readers and listeners. Thank you. The National Preparedness Level increases to a PL3...
On Today’s Show: 100% listener and reader supported. To Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Full operational update. New fires in Colorado, Utah, California, and the Southwest. The Forest Service has...
On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: 👉https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ Today, I talk to Derrick Holdstock, owner and operator of Western Fire Resources. Derrick has been very proactive in the contracting...
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On Today’s Show: To Support and Subscribe 👉https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/ The Sandy Fire in California is an early season wake up for the State. Urban interface fires will only increase, and fuel mitigation is...
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Founder and CEO of Bridger Aerospace, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
Deputy Chief of Fire and Aviation Management, Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina
former head of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit, The Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit
congressional candidate, union organizer, smoke jumper, Montana US Forest Service
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