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Hotshot

Hotshot

2023•1h 43m
Documentary

Imagine fighting a million acre wildfire, by hand, without any water. That's exactly what a Hotshot does. Hotshots are like the Navy SEALs of wildland fire. They are the most elite, the most hardened, and the most skilled men and women on the fireline.

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EN

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Gabriel Kirkpatrick Mann

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