Lifetime Associate Members will enjoy the same story as the Lifetime Regular Member, with just a subtle difference in status. The opportunity to infuse a significant sum into the Association in one fell swoop is meaningful and powerful, enabling the USHA to act with greater benevolence and generosity.

Associate Membership is for individuals who support Hotshots and Hotshotting, but may not have ever worked a year as a regular Hotshot Crewmember. An Associate Member may have filled in with a Hotshot crews, may be a family member of a Hotshot, may be agency overhead or other firefighters, or may simply be someone who admires and supports the work of Hotshots, such as media and private individuals. Associate Members do not have a voting opportunity in USHA business and ballots.