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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2008



                 BOOTS & COOTS INTERNATIONAL WELL CONTROL, INC.
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



          Delaware                       1-13817                 11-2908692
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(State or other jurisdiction of         Commission            (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)          File Number          Identification No.)



     7908 N. Sam Houston Parkway W.
              5th Floor                                            77064
           Houston, Texas                                          -----
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(Address of principal executive offices)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 931-8884



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              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                         if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
           Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements
           of Certain Officers.

     Effective May 16, 2008, Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (the
"Company")  named William F. Bulcher,  57, as the  Company's  interim  principal
accounting  officer.  Mr.  Bulcher  has  served as  Corporate  Controller  since
September 5, 2006.  His primary  responsibilities  have  included  directing SEC
reporting, internal financial reporting, business planning, and internal control
compliance.  Prior to that, he was employed by National Oilwell Varco,  Inc. and
its  predecessor  companies  since  1973  where he  served in  various  internal
auditing and accounting  positions of increasing  authority,  including Division
Controller,  Business Group Chief Financial  Officer,  and Director of Financial
Reporting.  Mr.  Bulcher  received his M.B.A.  degree from Xavier  University in
Cincinnati,  his B.S. in Business  degree from Wright State  University and is a
Certified Public Accountant.


                                    SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Company has duly caused  this  current  report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                         BOOTS & COOTS INTERNATIONAL WELL
                                         CONTROL, INC.



Date: May 20, 2008                       By: /s/ JERRY WINCHESTER
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                                             Jerry Winchester
                                             Chief Executive Officer