Del Rosa Hotshots
Duty Respect Integrity
History
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Del Rosa Hotshots
Duty Respect Integrity History |
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In 1945 the C.C.C. (Civilian Conservation Corps) were stationed at the Del Rosa work center. At this camp were many crews working on various projects through out the greater San Bernardino area, one of the many tasks assigned to the camp was fire suppression duties. In 1946 the fire suppression crew was renamed the Del Rosa Hotshots and was administered by the Forest. The Crew has been in the same location since it was formed.
The Spanish name Del Rosa translated in English means 'THE ROSE'. Originally the Crew was made up of two separate crews consisting of 15 people each; one Superintendent, one Assistant Superintendent and two Crew Foremen for a total of thirty-two personnel, and several support personnel, i.e. Cooks and camp help.
The Crew adopted its name from the small community that lies below the work center and Del Rosa Boulevard which leads to the Hotshot camp from Hwy 30. The work center is now considered to be within the city limits of San Bernardino. In the mid 1960’s the Del Rosa Hotshots became one of three Interregional Hotshot crews in Region 5. This status allowed them to travel to other regions within the United States for fire assignments. At one time the crew had assigned to them their own airplane that was used for transportation to out of region assignments, as well as a 250 gallon pumper that they staffed out of the Del Rosa work center for initial attack on the Forest.
Crew Superintendents since 1946
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