Two Years With Hotshots, Elite U.S. Firefighters


It’s been a relatively quiet wildfire season in the United States. Fewer acres have burned than at any time in the last quarter-century. Yet it was anything but “quiet” for the Tallac Hotshots, as they battled some of the most challenging blazes across the country.
Early this summer, while many Americans were gathering for Fourth of July barbecues, the Tallac Hotshots were in…
This story appeared on nytimes.com, 2023-11-21.