1981 Prospect IHC This was the second and last year of that crew name. The crew moved from the Rogue River NF to the Winema NF in the winter of 1981-82. First season as Winema IHC was 1982. This picture was taken at BIFC before the flight home to Medford. Crew was out 40 of 122 days on 15 assignments. Back row standing left to right: Dave Moreno, Gene Rogers (Foreman), Kent Mortensen (Squad Boss), Myron Cretney, Ed “Fast Eddy” Heilman (Squad Boss), Bill Van Woert, Ralph “Rufus” Satterberg (deceased), Larry Decker, Dennis Peebler (Asst. Foreman), Juan Acosta Front row kneeling left to right: Brent Wilcox, Mike Haas, Tona Smith (Mortensen), Mark “The Professor” Stephens, Kim Gray, Joe Repar, Geraldine Ward (R5 detailer), Edwin Wall, Kelly Esterbrook.
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- The Winema Hotshot Crew traces its roots back to 1962 when the Star Inter-Regional Fire Suppression Crew was formed at the Star Ranger Station on the Rogue River National Forest. In 1970, the crew was moved to the Prospect Ranger District and renamed the Rogue River Inter-Regional Fire Suppression Crew, or the Rogue River Roughriders, as they were more commonly known. The crew was renamed the Prospect Interagency Hotshot Crew in 1980, as a result of a national naming convention held that year. In 1982, the crew was administratively moved to the Klamath Ranger District of the Winema National Forest and renamed the Winema Interagency Hotshot Crew. It is still stationed there today.
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