Wednesday, August 28, 2013


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Crew Foremen

The Tonto got three crews in the early 1970s; Globe, Payson and Pleasant Valley.
Rumor has it that PV was formed in 1972.

Some of the supes were:

John C Jones 1972 to 1976
Robert Jones 1976
Bob Orlund 1980 Spring
Fred Schoeffler 1980 Fall (Fred was the long serving Payson HS superintendent)
Ben Cline –1981-1988
Jeff Prevey-1988 to
Bill Mattney
Marty Rose (Former assistant supe of Payson HS)

Fred Thompson (former jumper?)
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Saturday, July 6, 2013

Newspaper article from 1984 Houghton Creek Fire

http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Aw1XAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-O4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7160%2C1888861

 


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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Transportation aircraft, Twin Otter

Due to the remote location and dirt roads into Young, the Pleasant Valley Hotshots were assigned a Twin Otter aircraft for rapid transport to fire assignments.  Photo is the aircraft at the Negrito airstrip on the Gila NF in New Mexico, picking up another remotely located crew, the Negrito Hotshots.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013

Crew Members - 1984 and 1985

1984 Crew members
Greg Stoyer, William Matney, Robert Shirkey, Jeff Sanders, Jim Sullivan, Ricky Hall, Tom Gillette, Jerry Bock, Dave (Rocky) Brighton, Dave Clark (Brother), Dan Cooper, Dave Koch, Gary Dershaw

Fire Assignments:
Centennial Fire, Rocky Boy Reservation, Havre, Montana
Houghton Creek Fire, Kootenai National Forest, Kalispell, Montana
30 day detail to Los Angeles Olympics, stationed with El Carizo Hotshots

1985 Crew Members
William Matney, Jeff Sanders, Jim Sullivan, Dave Brighton, Dan Cooper, Gary Dershaw

Fire Assignments:

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