Our Mission and Core Values

The primary mission of a Hotshot Crew is to provide safe, organized, mobile and highly skilled handcrews for all phases of wildland fire suppression and reinforcement during natural disaster incident operations and hazardous fuels management.

Hotshot crews and the Klamath organization are dynamic and must not become stagnant. To remain an energetic program with continued support, we will continue to learn, improve our skills, refine our tactics, increase situational awareness and improve our physical fitness.

If you think you know everything about fire and stop learning, you are no longer an asset but a liability to the Crew.

The essence of this program is represented in our Core Values:

• Tradition- To uphold IHC values
• Work ethic- Making hard work come easy
• Professionalism- Integrity, Honesty, Perseverance, Camaraderie, Competence and Commitment. We stand on our line not on our mouth.
• Safety- Nothing More, Nothing Less
• Humor- If we are not having fun, we are doing something wrong.