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.

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: