Cherokee National Forest
 
 

Cherokee Hotshots

MISSION

Cherokee Hotshot logoOur mission is to provide land management agencies with a safe, highly skilled and productive wildland fire management resource. The Cherokee Hotshots will provide leadership with the existing crew overhead and strive to produce quality and diverse leaders for the future.

We provide the Cherokee National Forest and the Southern Region with an additional resource to accomplish forest and regional targets when not committed to fire assignments. We will support the overall mission of the United States Forest Service and other agencies we work with. We will create and continue the proud heritage of the Cherokee Hotshots.

The Cherokee Hotshots are a highly trained Type One Wildland Fire Suppression crew that is hosted by the Cherokee National Forest in East Tennessee. The crew is comprised of a diverse group of men and women who spend their summers fighting forest fires and responding to natural disasters throughout the country.