With 11 Cal Fire bases and over 300 crew members across ... "It did feel really realistic," said Captain Matt Lane of the Hollister Helitack crew. "The quality of the imagery is all very good." ...

hotshot/helishot/helitack captain and, ultimately, crew superintendent. In 1990, Fennessy joined the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFD) and, ultimately, became chief of department in 2015.

These positions include engine operators, hotshot crew members, handcrew members, helitack crew members, fuels technicians, fire lookouts, dispatchers, and other fire support positions.

The helitack leader believes that, no matter what happens with the legal challenges and the staffing cuts, the government’s preparations for fire season will be delayed. “Even if they could ...