The 2025 Wildfire Season By The Numbers: Fires, Acres, Aircraft, Crews, Drone Incursions, Equipment, UTFs, Cancellations, And More.

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The 2025 Wildfire Season By The Numbers: Fires, Acres, Aircraft, Crews, Drone Incursions, Equipment, UTFs, Cancellations, And More.

The Hotshot Wake Up

39 minutes 49 seconds

3 weeks ago

The 2025 Wildfire Season By The Numbers: Fires, Acres, Aircraft, Crews, Drone Incursions, Equipment, UTFs, Cancellations, And More.

On Today’s Show: To Support And Subscribe: https://thehotshotwakeup.substack.com/

Today, I cover the 2025 wildfire season by the numbers and compare them to last year.

Total Fires (nationally and by region)
Acres Burned (nationally and by region)
Crew Orders
Aircraft Orders
Flight Hours
UTFs
Cancelations
Drone Incursions, And More.

I also cover the LEAF Act, which was introduced to ensure local contractors receive a least 26% of contracts for project work, and a conversation about the AI push in wildfire.

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