🔥 BACKBONE CONTRIBUTOR HIGHLIGHT: AARON HUMPHREY🔥 I don't have to tell any of you what being a Hotshot means. I could go on and on—so much good. Everything is earned and learned through pain, hard work, and teamwork. Being part of the solution to some of the most challenging and most complex problems that are not comparable to many professions. I am proud of being a Hotshot and having worked from the bottom to the top of a crew—so many friends and laughs, what a family. I do believe it is the best job in the world. It has molded and pushed me. I was drifting in and out of what I wanted to do early in life. I was a temp working on engines and driving my parents crazy with my lack of direction, and honestly, I would fire my former self—many times. Then I got a job on the Eldorado IHC, and yes, it was because of my Dad. I still don't know if my Dad was expecting what happened or just wanted me to get my butt whooped, but I definitely hadn't done enough to earn a good reference from my ...